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1971-0292

MARS 3 DESCENT CRAFT

MARS 3 DESCENT CRAFT (NORAD 5667) landed on Mars on 2 December 1971, 6 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
5667
International designator
1971-049E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 May 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
2 Dec 1971Recorded time 13:47 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months188 days
How it ended
Landed on Mars
Final destination
Mars
Mass
645 kg
Operator
IKI / Lavochkin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
Mars SA
Programme
3M SA

Life in orbit

6 months

Also ended on 2 Dec 1971

1 entry
1971-0291COSMOS 456

From the same launch

1971-049
1971-0131SL-12 R/BIn orbit4M No. 172
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