Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Modified Venera-type spacecraft designed to flyby Mars at a distance of about 11,000 km. Its closest approach with the planet was at a distance of approximately 193,000 km, probably due to a failure of its orientation system.
Details
Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Mars flyby (Mars flyby)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Nov 1, 1962, 16:14
Weather
Pro