Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 5, 1973, 17:45
- Launch designation
- 1973-052
- Mission
- 3MP No. 50P
- Flight name
- Mars-6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 281-01
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 4.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars-6 | 1973-052ANORAD 6768 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 2,050 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 6, 1973 |
| SA Marsa-6 | 1973-052DNORAD 7223 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 645 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 6, 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.