Mars
Mars 4
Mars orbiter, failed.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Mars orbiter, failed. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1973-047; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 21 July 1973, 19:30:59 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K/D
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · February 1974?
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Mars 4
Mars orbiter, failed.
- GCAT ID
- S06742
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 3,440 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-425
- Dimensions
- 4.1 m long · 2 m diameter · 5.9 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Mars 4.
Verification
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