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Mars 2MV-4 No.1

Soviet space mission. Mars 2MV-4 No.1 was launched on October 24, 1962 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 29, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 B IOT 1NORAD 443Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
AMS
Common name
Mars 2MV-4 No.1
Payload designation
2MV-4 No. 1
International designator
1962 B IOT 1
NORAD catalog number
443
GCAT identifier
S00443

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
October 24, 1962 · 17:55 UTC
Launch record
1962 B IOTFailure · 0.4
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
202 km
Apogee
260 km
Inclination
65.11°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 29, 1962
Last known active
Oct 24, 1962
End of operations
Oct 24, 1962

Size

Mass
893 kg
Dry mass
893 kg
Length
3.2 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 Q2316001 (CC0).