Mars-2b Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

27 Mar 1969, 10:40am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

81/23 (81L)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Proton / UR-500 K/D image

Proton / UR-500 K/D

Mission

Mars-2b

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Destination

Mars Orbit

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's third stage.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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