Status
Failure
2MV-3 n°1 (Mars 2)
Launch Time
Sun Nov 04, 1962 15:35 UTC
Sun Nov 04, 1962 15:35 UTC
The first three stages work properly and place the probe in a low orbit 170km x 170km x 64.8°. But very significant vibrations during the propelled phase of Block I detached the igniter from the S1.5400 engine of Block L, which therefore cannot function.
Rocket
Mission Details
2MV-3 n°1 (Mars 2)
Mars 2MV-3 n°1 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. Due to a problem with the rocket which launched it, it did not depart low Earth orbit, and it decayed several days later. It was the only Mars 2MV-3 spacecraft to be launched.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 890.0 kg
Location
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1962
70th orbital launch attempt
Molniya
10th mission
6th mission of 1962
8th failed mission