1960 · Soviet Space Program
Mars-1a
failureMolniya 8K78 | Mars-1a
A Russian mars flyby probe intended to photograph Mars. The second stage failed.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 10, 1960 at 02:27 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Mars-1a
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit achieved
- Mars flyby