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Mars-96

successProton-K/D-2 | Mars-96

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.

Overview

Date / time
November 16, 1996 at 08:48 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
200/39 (200L)
Mission
Mars-96
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved
Heliocentric N/A
Launch vehicle
Proton-K/D-2 →
Launch provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center →