Q: What was the purpose of Mars 2MV-4 No.1?

A: It was designed to conduct a flyby of Mars to study the planet's atmosphere and surface, as part of the Soviet Union's early planetary exploration efforts.

Q: Why did Mars 2MV-4 No.1 fail?

A: The mission failed due to a malfunction in the Molniya launch vehicle's upper stage, preventing the probe from escaping Earth's orbit.

Q: How long did Mars 2MV-4 No.1 remain in space?

A: The probe orbited Earth for about four months before re-entering the atmosphere and disintegrating on February 26, 1963.

Mars 2MV-4 No.1

soviet space mission

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Instance of: 2MV
Launch date: 1962-10-24
Launch vehicle: Molniya
Significant event: rocket launch, atmospheric entry^[5]^[6]
Space launch vehicle: Molniya^[2]
Start point: Gagarin's Start^[7]
Time of object orbit decay: February 26, 1963^[4]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: October 24, 1962^[3]

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COSPAR ID: 1962-057A
Freebase ID: /m/0l4yn
SCN: 00443

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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-4 No.1 is a 2MV^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — space launch vehicle (P375): Molniya. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): October 24, 1962. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — time of object orbit decay (P621): February 26, 1963. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 — start point (P1427): Gagarin's Start. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Mars 2MV-4 No.1 is an instance of 2MV (Q4030620) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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