Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 21, 1973, 19:30
- Launch designation
- 1973-047
- Mission
- 3MS No. 52S
- Flight name
- Mars-4
- Vehicle flight ID
- 261-01
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 3.4 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars-4 | 1973-047ANORAD 6742 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 3,440 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jul 22, 1973 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.