Mariner 2 Atlas-Agena B takes of from LC-12, Cape Canaveral AFS, 06 53 14 UTC, 27 August 1962 Published on August 26, 2012 in 27 August 1962, 06:53:14 UTC, T minus ZeroFull resolution (732 × 1061) Next → Mariner 2 lifts off from LC-12, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 06:54:14 UTC, 27 August 1962. (NASA)