Mars
Mars 6
Mars lander, crashed.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Mars lander, crashed. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1973-052; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 5 August 1973, 17:45:48 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 — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 12 March 1974
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Mars 6
Mars lander, crashed.
- GCAT ID
- S06768
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 2,050 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-425
- Dimensions
- 4.1 m long · 2 m diameter · 5 m span
SA Marsa-6
Mars lander capsule.
- GCAT ID
- S07223
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 645 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.2 m long · 1.2 m diameter · 2 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Mars 6.
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