Mariner 7, the second of twin space probes to Mars, was launched March 27, 1969, about a month after Mariner 6 was launched.
Less than a week before its closest approach, Jet Propulsion Laboaratory lost contact with Mariner 7 on July 29, but they managed to find a signal using a backup low-gain antenna and then regained use of a high-gain antenna. Mariner 7 made its closest approach to the Red Planet August 5. After its pass, it was deactivated in December 1970 and now is in a heliocentric orbit.
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