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SA Marsa-3
SA Marsa-3 was launched on May 28, 1971 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (May 29, 1972).
COSPAR 1971-049ENORAD 5667Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SA Marsa-3
- Payload designation
- SA
- International designator
- 1971-049E
- NORAD catalog number
- 5667
- GCAT identifier
- S05667
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space, Reentry vehicle
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 3M SA
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Mars SA
Launch
- Date
- May 28, 1971 · 15:26 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-049Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- May 29, 1972
- Last known active
- Dec 2, 1971
- End of operations
- Dec 2, 1971
Size
- Mass
- 645 kg
- Dry mass
- 645 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,210 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00376
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- November 30, 1971
- Phase outcome
- Released · December 2, 1971
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1971 | Earth | Jun 1, 1971 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Dec 2, 1971 | Mars | Dec 2, 1971 | Landed | Mars |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Lander (parachute) | Landed and operated | Dec 2, 1971 | — | -45.05, -157.98 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).