Mars M-71 spacecraft
Mars M-71 was the Soviet orbiter-lander spacecraft design flown as Mars 2 and Mars 3 in 1971. Each solar-powered flight system combined a Mars orbiter bus with a detachable descent module: both orbiters reached Mars orbit, the Mars 2 lander crashed during entry, and the Mars 3 lander made the first survivable landing on the planet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mars 2/3 spacecraftM-71 orbiter-landerMars-71 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Mars M-71
- Full Name
- Mars M-71 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterlander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mars M-71 was the Soviet orbiter-lander spacecraft design flown as Mars 2 and Mars 3 in 1971. Each solar-powered flight system combined a Mars orbiter bus with a detachable descent module: both orbiters reached Mars orbit, the Mars 2 lander crashed during entry, and the Mars 3 lander made the first survivable landing on the planet.
- First Flight Year
- 1,971
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 4,650
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:30:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:30:11 UTC