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unmanned USSR spaceprobe

Key facts

Mission type
Mars orbiter/lander
Operator
Soviet space program
Cospar id
1971-049A , 1971-049F
Satcat number span no
5252, 5667
Mission duration
Orbiter: , 1 year, 2 months and 25 days, Lander: , 1 minute and 50 seconds
Spacecraft type
4M No.172
Manufacturer
OKB-1
Launch mass
Total: , 4,650 kg (10,250 lb), Orbiter: , 3,440 kg (7,580 lb), Lander: , 1,210 kg (2,670 lb)
Landing mass
358 kg (789 lb)
Dry mass
2,265 kg (4,993 lb)
Dimensions
4.1 × 2.0 × 5.9 m (13.5 × 6.6 × 19.4 ft)
Launch date
28 May 1971, 15:26:30 ( 1971-05-28UTC15:26:30Z ) UTC
Rocket
Proton-K / D
Launch site
Baikonur 81/23
Contractor
Khrunichev
Disposal
Decommissioned
Declared
August 22, 1972 ( 1972-08-22 )
Last contact
Orbiter: , July 1972 , Lander: , 2 December 1971, 13:53:50 UTC

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Wikidata facts

Parent body
Mars
Significant event
atmospheric entry
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Commons category
Mars 3
space launch vehicle
Proton-K
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1971-05-28
time of object orbit decay
1972-08-23
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1971-12-02
location of landing
Mars
service retirement
1972-08-22
native label
Марс-3
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