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Mission type
Mars flyby/lander
Operator
Soviet space program
Cospar id
1973-052A , 1973-052E
Satcat number span no
6768 , 7223
Mission duration
218 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes
Spacecraft
3MP No.50P
Manufacturer
NPO Lavochkin
Launch mass
3,260 kg (7,190 lb)
Landing mass
635 kg (1,400 lb)
Launch date
5 August 1973, 17:45:48 ( 1973-08-05UTC17:45:48Z ) UTC
Rocket
Proton-K / D
Launch site
Baikonur 81/23
Contractor
Khrunichev
Last contact
Lander: , 12 March 1974, 09:11:05 ( 1974-03-12UTC09:11:06Z ) UTC
Reference system
Heliocentric
Perihelion altitude
1.01 AU
Aphelion altitude
1.67 AU
Inclination
2.2°

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UTC date of spacecraft launch
1973-08-05
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1974-03-12
Commons category
Mars 6
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Mars 6 (Russian: Марс-6), also known as 3MP No.50P was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. 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.

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