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Mars 2MV-3
Part of 2MV
Mars 1 / 2MV-4
Mars 1 / 2MV-4
Mars 2MV-4. Other spacecraft in the 2MV series were similar.
Credit: NASA
Russian Venus probe. Sputnik 24. Mars probe intended to make a soft landing on Mars.

AKA: 2MV-3. Status: Operational 1962. First Launch: 1962-11-04. Last Launch: 1962-11-04. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 890 kg (1,960 lb).


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Family: Venus. Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: R-7, Molniya 8K78. Projects: Mars. Launch Sites: Baikonur, Baikonur LC1. Agency: Korolev bureau. Bibliography: 118, 2, 296, 6, 64, 65.

1962 November 4 - . 15:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78. FAILURE: After T+260 sec, a malfunction of the pressurization system of the central sustainer led to cavitation in the oxidizer pipeline and LOX pump, followed at T+292s by the fuel pump.. Failed Stage: 1.

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