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SA Marsa-7
SA Marsa-7 was launched on August 9, 1973 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Aug 10, 1973).
COSPAR 1973-053DNORAD 7224Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SA Marsa-7
- Payload designation
- SA
- International designator
- 1973-053D
- NORAD catalog number
- 7224
- GCAT identifier
- S07224
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 9, 1973 · 17:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1973-053Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/24
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 160 km
- Inclination
- 51.51°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- August 10, 1973
- Last known active
- Mar 10, 1974
- End of operations
- Mar 10, 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
- D00508
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- March 4, 1974
- Phase outcome
- Released · March 9, 1974
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1973 | Earth | Aug 13, 1973 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).