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Mars-6

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Марс-6

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1973-052ALaunched 8/5/1973

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Mars-6 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 8/5/1973
Last Contact: 3/12/1974

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 160 km
Inclination: 51.5 deg
Dry Mass: 1,900 kg
Total Mass: 3,260 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1973-052A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.276