Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Mars flyby
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Thu, 01 Nov 1962 16:14:16 GMT
Orbital launch #
#212 ever
Mission
Modified Venera-type spacecraft designed to flyby Mars at a distance of about 11,000 km. Its closest approach with the planet was at a distance of approximately 193,000 km, probably due to a failure of its orientation system.