Mission type | Mars orbiter |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1971-042A |
SATCAT no. | 5221 |
Mission duration | 2 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 3MS No. 170 |
Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
Launch mass | 4,650 kg (10,250 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10 May 1971, 16:58:42 | UTC
Rocket | Proton-K/D |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/23 |
Contractor | Khrunichev |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Launch failure |
Decay date | 12 May 1971 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 134 km |
Apogee altitude | 187 km |
Inclination | 51.5° |
Period | 87.7 min |
Kosmos 419 (Russian: Космос 419 meaning Cosmos 419), also known as 3MS No.170 was a failed Soviet spacecraft intended to visit Mars. The spacecraft was launched on 10 May 1971, however, due to an upper stage malfunction, it failed to depart low Earth orbit.