Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mars-96
Proton-K/D-2
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, November 16, 1996 · 20:48 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/D-2
Variant: D-2
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.040° N, 63.032° E
77
Pad Launches
1082
Location Launches
42
Agency Launches
68
Orbital This Year