The Mars program was a series of uncrewed spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union between 1960 and 1973. The spacecraft were intended to explore Mars, and included flyby probes, landers and orbiters. Early Mars spacecraft were small and launched by Molniya rockets. Starting with two failures in 1969, the heavier Proton-K rocket was used to launch larger 5 tonne spacecraft, consisting of an orbiter and a lander to Mars. The orbiter bus design was likely somewhat rushed into service and immature, considering that it performed very unreliably in the Venera variant after 1975.
Facts
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Connections
Operated By
Source Wikipedia, Soviet Mars Program
Spacecraft Of
Source Mars 2 - Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia - Mars 3
Source Mars 5 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Soviet Mars Program
Lead: type
The Mars program was a series of uncrewed spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union between 1960 and 1973.
Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead: operator
The Mars program was a series of uncrewed spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union between 1960 and 1973.
In Group: Mars Missions of Other Space Agencies, Lead: family
The spacecraft were intended to explore Mars, and included flyby probes, landers and orbiters.
View the SourceWikipedia - Mars 3
Spacecraft Of: Mars 3, Article text
Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2.
Includes: Mars 3, Article text
Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2.
View the SourceMars 2 - Wikipedia
Spacecraft Of: Mars 2, Article text
The Mars 2 was an uncrewed space probe of the Mars program, a series of uncrewed Mars landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union beginning 19 May 1971.
Includes: Mars 2, Article text
The Mars 2 was an uncrewed space probe of the Mars program, a series of uncrewed Mars landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union beginning 19 May 1971.
View the SourceMars 5 (Wikipedia)
Spacecraft Of: Mars 5, Article text
A 3MS spacecraft launched as part of the Mars programme, it successfully entered orbit around Mars in 1974.
Includes: Mars 5, Article text
A 3MS spacecraft launched as part of the Mars programme, it successfully entered orbit around Mars in 1974.
View the SourceWikipedia: Mars 6
Spacecraft Of: Mars 6, Article text
A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the Mars program, it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past.
Includes: Mars 6, Article text
A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the Mars program, it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.