Spacecraft designed to flyby Venus. It was lost during launch. July 22, 1962 at 09:21 UTC · Launch Failure Atlas LV-3 Agena B — United States Air Force, to Venus flyby Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA The world's 181st orbital launch attempt, and 39th of 1962. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by NASA (NASA Image and Media Guidelines) via The Space Devs.