1962-061A
The Avtomaticheskaya Mezhplanetaya Stantsiya `Mars' (Automatic Interplanetary Station `Mars', later known as Mars-1) was launched on 1962 Nov 1. Shortly after reaching solar orbit, the nitrogen for attitude control leaked out and the spacecraft lost orientation capability. Communications with the low gain antenna were possible but the mission was essentially over. It transmitted until Mar 1963 and missed Mars by 193000 km in Jun 1963. The OKB-1 designation of the probe was 2MV-4 No. 2.
| Mars 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Nov 1 | 1614:16 | Launch by 8K78 | KB |
| 1619 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 1619 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1623 | Blok-I sep | 157 x 201 x 65.1 | |
| 1714? | BOZ burn | ||
| 1715? | Blok-L burn | ||
| 1719? | Blok-L cutoff, solar orbit | ||
| 1963 Mar 21 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1963 Jun 19 | Mars flyby, 193000 km | ||
Payload:
- Cameras
- Micrometeorite detector
- IR spectrometer
- UV spectrometer
- Magnetometer
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