1M n°1 (Marsnik 1)
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
14:27:50
Monday October 10, 1960
Mission Details
Launch Notes
First flight of Molniya. First attempt in the history of sending an object to another planet. First Martian probe, first Soviet interplanetary mission. The launch was a failure due to a malfunction on the Block I stage.
1M n°1 (Marsnik 1)
Marsnik are the first space probes to leave Earth's orbit. The spacecraft carried three scientific instruments in order to investigate Mars. They are as follows: - Ultraviolet Spectrometer - Radiation Detector - Cosmic-ray Detector
1 Payload
650 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaRocket
Height: 44.23m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,000 kg
GTO: 2,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,378 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.58m
Height: 6.74m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Molniya
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 1960
RKK Energiya
17th
Mission
6th
Mission of 1960
1960
25th
Orbital launch attempt