Q: What was the purpose of Mars 2MV-3 No.1?

A: It was intended to conduct scientific studies of Mars, though its specific mission objectives were not achieved due to launch failure.

Q: Why did Mars 2MV-3 No.1 fail?

A: The spacecraft disintegrated during Earth orbit insertion on November 25, 1962, and did not proceed to Mars. The exact cause of the failure is not specified in available sources.

Q: Was Mars 2MV-3 No.1 part of a larger program?

A: Yes, it belonged to the Soviet 2MV probe class, which included multiple missions to Mars and Venus in the early 1960s.

Mars 2MV-3 No.1

Soviet spacecraft

Thing 2mv Q18775

Facts

9 properties

Instance of: 2MV, uncrewed spaceflight^[2]
Launch date: 1962-11-04
Launch vehicle: Molniya
Mass: 890 kg^[9]
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry^[6]^[7]
Space launch vehicle: Molniya^[3]
Start point: Gagarin's Start^[8]
Time of object orbit decay: November 25, 1962^[5]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 4, 1962^[4]

🏷️ Also known as

en Mars 2MV-3 No.1 en Sputnik 24 es Mars 1962V fr Spoutnik 24 hi मंगल 2एमवी-3 सं.1 hu Mars 2MV-3 No.1 hu Szputnyik–24 ja マルス1962B ja マルス2MV-3 No.1 nl Spoetnik 24 ru Марс 1962B ru Марс 1962Б

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 1962-062A
Freebase ID: /m/0lb77
Harvard designation: 1962 Beta Xi 1
SCN: 00451

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Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Instance of 1

2MV

Space launch vehicle 1

Molniya

Start point 1

Gagarin's Start

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Mars 2MV-3 No.1 is a 2MV^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — instance of (P31): uncrewed spaceflight. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — space launch vehicle (P375): Molniya. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): November 4, 1962. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — time of object orbit decay (P621): November 25, 1962. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — start point (P1427): Gagarin's Start. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 — mass (P2067): 890 kg. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Mars 2MV-3 No.1 is an instance of 2MV (Q4030620) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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