Mars 2a Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

4 Nov 1962, 3:35pm

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 2a

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Destination

Mars Lander

Mars lander mission which failed when the booster/spacecraft complex broke up during the burn to Mars trajectory.

Updated: Feb 15, 10:07pm UTC

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