Mariner 8 (also known as Mariner H) was a part of NASA's Mariner program. It had onboard systems identical to Mariner 6, Mariner 7, and Mariner 9. This vehicle was destroyed a few minutes after launch due a failure of its Atlas Centaur launch vehicle's autopilot.

• Intended Mission: Mars Survey
• Launched: 1971-05-09 at 01:11:00 UTC
• Launch mass: 997.9 kg
• On orbit dry mass: 558.8 kg
• Nominal power: 500 W

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