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Entry no.
1974-0068
MARS 6 DESCENT CRAFT
MARS 6 DESCENT CRAFT (NORAD 7223) landed on Mars on 12 March 1974, 7 months after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
7223
International designator
1973-052D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
5 Aug 1973Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
12 Mar 1974Recorded time 08:58 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months219 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
7 monthsFrom the same launch
1973-052
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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