Success

Mars-96

Proton-K/D-2Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L)

Saturday, November 16, 1996 · 08:48 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Proton-K/D-2

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Height58.2 m

LEO Payload21,000 kg

Launches198

Successes183

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket fami...

Mission Brief

The Mars 96 spacecraft was launched into Earth orbit, but failed to achieve insertion into Mars cruise trajectory and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at about 00:45 to 01:30 UT on 17 November 1996 and crashed within a presumed 320 km by 80 km area which includes parts of the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. The cause of the crash is not known.

PayloadMars-96

OrbitHeliocentric N/A

CustomerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Stages4

Pad200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan