Failure

Proton | Mars-2b

Name: Proton | Mars-2b
Start: 1969-03-27T10:40:45Z

Thu 27 Mar, 10:40 UTC

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's third stage.

Mission type: Robotic Exploration · Orbit: Mars Orbit

Launch pad

81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)