
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)