Molniya 8K78 | Mars 2a

Failure

Molniya 8K78 | Mars 2a

Mars lander mission which failed when the booster/spacecraft complex broke up during the burn to Mars trajectory.

Mission type: Robotic Exploration · Orbit: Heliocentric N/A

Rocket: Molniya 8K78 · Provider: Soviet Space Program

Launch pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)