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Mars 2MV-3 No.1

Soviet spacecraft. Mars 2MV-3 No.1 was launched on November 4, 1962 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 5, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 B XI 1NORAD 451Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
AMS
Common name
Mars 2MV-3 No.1
Payload designation
2MV-3 No. 1
International designator
1962 B XI 1
NORAD catalog number
451
GCAT identifier
S00451

Mission

Mission type
Deep space
Use
Civil government
Program
2MV
Owner
OKB-1
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus)
MV

Launch

Date
November 4, 1962 · 15:35 UTC
Launch record
1962 B XIFailure · 0.4
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
170 km
Apogee
170 km
Inclination
64.85°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
November 5, 1962
Last known active
Nov 4, 1962
End of operations
Nov 4, 1962

Size

Mass
600 kg
Dry mass
600 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,900 kg
Length
2.8 m
Diameter
1.10 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18775 (CC0).