1M n°2 (Marsnik 2)
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
13:51:03
Friday October 14, 1960
Mission Details
Launch Notes
Second interplanetary probe in history. Second Martian probe in history. The launch was a failure due to an error on the Block I stage.
1M n°2 (Marsnik 2)
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
2nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1960
RKK Energiya
18th
Mission
7th
Mission of 1960
1960
27th
Orbital launch attempt