Editing List of Solar System probes (section)

=== 1960–1969 ===
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! colspan="2"  style="text-align:left; width:15%;"| Spacecraft
!  style="text-align:left; width:11%;"| Organization
!  style="text-align:left; width:17%;"| Date
!  style="text-align:left; width:10%;"| Type
!  style="text-align:left; width:10%;"| Status
!  style="text-align:left; width:24%;"| Notes
!  style="text-align:left; width:7%;"| Image
!  style="text-align:left; width:6%;"| Ref

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1M No.1]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 10 October 1960
| flyby
| failure
| failed to reach Earth orbit
|
| {{COSPAR|MARSNK1}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1M No.2]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 14 October 1960
| flyby
| failure
| failed to reach Earth orbit
|
| {{COSPAR|MARSNK2}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1962A]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 24 October 1962
| flyby
| failure
| exploded in or en route to Earth orbit
|
| {{COSPAR|1962-057A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1962B]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 11 November 1962 (launch)
| lander
| failure
| broke up during transfer to Mars trajectory
|
| {{COSPAR|1962-062A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 19 June 1963
| flyby
| failure
| contact lost en route; flew within approximately 193,000&nbsp;km of Mars
| 
| {{COSPAR|1962-061A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mariner 3]]''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NASA]]
| 5 November 1964
| flyby
| failure
| protective shield failed to eject, preventing craft from attaining correct trajectory
| [[File:Mariner 3 and 4.jpg|50px]]
| {{COSPAR|1964-073A}}

|- style="background:#EFE7B8"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mariner 4]]''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NASA]]
| 15 July 1965
| flyby
| success
| first close-up images of Mars
| [[File:Mariner 3 and 4.jpg|50px]]
| {{COSPAR|1964-077A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Zond 2]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 6 August 1965
| flyby
| failure
| contact lost en route; flew within 1,500&nbsp;km of Mars
|
| {{COSPAR|1964-078C}}

|- style="background:#EFE7B8"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mariner 6 and 7|Mariner 6]]''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NASA]]
| 31 July 1969
| flyby
| success
|
| [[File:Mariner 6and7.gif|50px]]
| {{COSPAR|1969-014A}}

|- style="background:#EFE7B8"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mariner 6 and 7|Mariner 7]]''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[NASA]]
| 5 August 1969
| flyby
| success
|
| [[File:Mariner 6and7.gif|50px]]
| {{COSPAR|1969-030A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1969A]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 27 March 1969 (launch)
| orbiter
| failure
| launch failure
|
| {{COSPAR|MARS69A}}

|- style="background:#F2F2F2"
| colspan="2" | ''[[Mars 1969B]]''
| {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR
| 2 April 1969 (launch)
| orbiter
| failure
| launch failure
|
| {{COSPAR|MARS69B}}

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