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SA Marsa-6
SA Marsa-6 was launched on August 5, 1973 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Aug 6, 1973).
COSPAR 1973-052DNORAD 7223Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SA Marsa-6
- Payload designation
- SA
- International designator
- 1973-052D
- NORAD catalog number
- 7223
- GCAT identifier
- S07223
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
- August 5, 1973 · 17:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 1973-052Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 160 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- August 6, 1973
- Last known active
- Mar 12, 1974
- End of operations
- Mar 12, 1974
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
- D00502
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- March 7, 1974
- Phase outcome
- Released · March 12, 1974
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1973 | Earth | Aug 9, 1973 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Mar 12, 1974 | Mars | Mar 12, 1974 | Reentered (orbital decay) | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Lander (parachute) | Landed and operated | Mar 12, 1974 | — | -23.90, 19.50 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).