Kosmos 419

Failed Soviet Mars orbiter. Kosmos 419 was launched on May 10, 1971 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (May 12, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-042ANORAD 5221Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-419
Common name: Kosmos 419
Payload designation: 3MS No. 170
Other names: M-71:P
International designator: 1971-042A
NORAD catalog number: 5221
GCAT identifier: S05221
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.234

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: 3M
Owner: IKI
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Mars

Launch

Date: May 10, 1971 · 16:58 UTC
Launch record: 1971-042Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Proton-K/D
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 126 km
Apogee: 191 km
Inclination: 51.46°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: May 12, 1971
Last known active: May 10, 1971
End of operations: May 10, 1971

Size

Mass: 4,549 kg
Dry mass: 2,164 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 17.9 t
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 2.90 m
Span: 5.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2503206 (CC0).