Mariner 5 launched and traveled towards Venus. Mariner 5 traveled within 4,000 kilometers of Venus and as far out as 75 million kilometers. The downlink was running at 8.33 bits per second. The spacecraft ceased to transmit when it was about 160 million kilometers away from Earth.
Mariner 5 launched and traveled towards Venus. Mariner 5 traveled within 4,000 kilometers of Venus and as far out as 75 million kilometers. The downlink was running at 8.33 bits per second. The spacecraft ceased to transmit when it was about 160 million kilometers away from Earth.
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