Mars 1c Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

24 Oct 1962, 5:55pm

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 1c

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Destination

Mars flyby

Modified Venera-type spacecraft designed to flyby Mars at a distance of about 11,000 km.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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