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Mars 2MV-3

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Mars 1 / 2MV-4 Mars 2MV-4. Other spacecraft in the 2MV series were similar. Credit: NASA

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).

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.

• Sputnik 24 - . Payload: 2MV-3 s/n 1. Mass: 890 kg (1,960 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: Mars. Class: Venus. Type: Venus probe. Spacecraft Bus: 2MV. Spacecraft: Mars 2MV-3. Decay Date: 1962-11-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 451 . COSPAR: 1962-B-Xi-1. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). Perigee: 170 km (100 mi). Inclination: 64.8000 deg. Period: 87.90 min.

  Mars probe intended to make a soft landing on Mars. Although the escape stage and payload reached orbit, the strong third stage vibrations shook a fuse loose from its mount in the main nozzle of the escape stage Block L's engine. The engine could not be ignited and remained in Earth orbit. It decayed about two months after insertion.