Success
Mars-96
Robotic Exploration
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center(KhSC)Government
Proton-K/D-2
Helio-N/Aorbit
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.
Saturday, November 16, 1996 at 8:48 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,109
KhSC Mission
#42
Pad Launch
#77
Location Launch
#1,082
Designator
1996-064
Launch Window
NET
Nov 16, 1996, 8:48 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Nov 17, 1996, 1:48 AM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Proton-K/D-2 Specs
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Length
57 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Launch Mass
710 t
Thrust
8,847 kN
LEO Capacity
6,220 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1988
Fastest Turnaround
4d 23h
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Jul 7, 1988
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Founded
1916
Administrator
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Total Launches
193
Successful
178
Failed
15
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
4