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Mars-3

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Марс-3

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1971-049ALaunched 5/28/1971

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Mars-3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 5/28/1971
Last Contact: 8/22/1972

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 200 km
Inclination: 51.5 deg
Dry Mass: 2,350 kg
Total Mass: 4,650 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1971-049A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.234