Mars 2MV-3 No.1
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"Sputnik 24" redirects here. For the spacecraft identified as Sputnik 24 before the USNSC revised its naming of Soviet spacecraft, see Venera 2MV-1 No.2
Mars 2MV-3 No.1[1][2] also known as Sputnik 24 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Mars program, and was intended to land on the surface of Mars.[3][4] Due to a problem with the rocket which launched it, it did not depart low Earth orbit,[5] and it decayed several days later. It was the only Mars 2MV-3 spacecraft to be launched.[2]
Quick Facts Mission type, Harvard designation ...
Mission type | Mars lander |
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Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Xi 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1962-062A |
SATCAT no. | 00451 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 2MV-3 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 890 kilograms (1,960 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 November 1962, 15:35:15 (1962-11-04UTC15:35:15Z) UTC |
Rocket | Molniya 8K78 s/n T103-17 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 25 November 1962 (1962-11-26) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth (achieved) Heliocentric (intended) |
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