1962 · Soviet Space Program
Mars 1
successMolniya 8K78 | Mars 1
Modified Venera-type spacecraft designed to flyby Mars at a distance of about 11,000 km. Its closest approach with the planet was at a distance of approximately 193,000 km, probably due to a failure of its orientation system.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 1, 1962 at 04:14 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Mars 1
- Mission type
- Robotic Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Mars flyby