Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Sat, 16 Nov 1996 20:48:53 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4109 ever
Mission
The Mars 96 spacecraft was launched into Earth orbit, but failed to achieve insertion into Mars cruise trajectory and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at about 00:45 to 01:30 UT on 17 November 1996 and crashed within a presumed 320 km by 80 km area which includes parts of the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. The cause of the crash is not known.