Mars
Mars-2
Mars probe.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Mars probe. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1969-F06; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 27 March 1969, 10:40:45 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K/D
- Orbit
- Suborbital trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 27 March 1969
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Mars-2
Mars probe.
- GCAT ID
- F00532
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 3,500 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-425
- Dimensions
- 5.5 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 5.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Mars-2.
Verification
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