 A Mars 1M spacecraft | |
| Names | Marsnik-1, Korabl-4, Mars 1960A |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Mars flyby |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Mars 1M |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 October 1960, 14:27:49 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya 8K78/L1-4M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| Instruments | |
| 1) Ultraviolet Spectrograph
2) Radiation Detector 3) Cosmic-Ray Detector 4) Television Imaging System (Removed) 5) Spectroreflectometer (Removed) | |
Mars 1M No.1, designated Mars 1960A by NASA analysts and dubbed Marsnik 1 by the Western media, was the first spacecraft launched as part of the Soviet Union's Mars programme.[1] A Mars 1M spacecraft, it was intended for conducting flight testing system and to study the interplanetary environment between Earth and Mars, however it was lost in a launch failure before it could begin its mission.[2][3]
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