Mars-1b Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

14 Oct 1960, 1:51pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78 image

Molniya 8K78

Mission

Mars-1b

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Destination

Mars flyby

A Russian mars flyby probe intended to photograph Mars. The third stage failed to ignite.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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