Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 25, 1973, 18:55
- Launch designation
- 1973-049
- Mission
- 3MS No. 53S
- Flight name
- Mars-5
- Vehicle flight ID
- 262-01
- 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-5 | 1973-049ANORAD 6754 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 3,440 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jul 26, 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.