Mars 2MV-4 No.1

Mars 2MV-4 No.1

Name         : Mars 2MV-4 No.1

 Launch      : 24 Oct 1962

Owner        : Roscosmos

Type           : Flyby

Rocket       : Molniya

Decay Date : 26 Feb 1963

Description:
                 
                   Mars 2MV-4 No.1 was also known as Sputnik-22 which was a Soviet Union's Spacecraft launched in 24th October of 1962 as a part of Soviet Mars Programme. It was planned to make Mars flyby and transmit images of Mars to Earth. But due to the problem in carrier Rocket, it was destroyed in the Low Earth Orbit. It was the first of two Mars 2MV-4 spacecrafts to be launched and other Mars 1 later after 8 days.

Designations:
                   
                      The designation of Sputnik 29 and later Sputnik 22 were used by United State Naval Command to identify the spacecraft in its Satellite Situation Summary documents, since the Soviet union did not release the designations of its Spacecraft at that time, and had not assign it an official name due to its failure to depart geocentric orbit.

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Mars 2M Flyby

Name              : Mars 2M Flyby

Launch date    : 14 October 1960

Operator          : Russia

Type                : Flyby

Carrier Rocket  : Molniya

Mission status   : Failure

Mission Description :-

      Mars 2M Flyby otherwise called Mars 1M No.2 designated as Mars 1960B by NASA analyst. It was launched as a part of Soviet Unions Mars Programme after four days of sister launch Mars 1M Flyby which lost in launch failure in 1960.

Mission Objective:-

         Mars 2M was aimed to perform flyby of Mars, but it was destroyed after its Molniya carrier rocket failed to achieve orbit.

Causes for failure of Spacecraft:-

         During preparation of launch, an oxidizer leak in the second stage caused liquid oxygen at cryogenic temperature, to spill around the engine's fuel inlet valve which made the rocket unable to ignite. As a result spacecraft failed to achieve earth's orbit.

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Mars 1M Flyby

            













                                First Step to Mars Ever  

Spacecraft Description:-

Name                            : Mars 1M Flyby

Launch                       : 10 Oct 1960

Type of Spacecraft    : Flyby

Mission Status        : Mission failure

Carrier Rocket       : Molniya

Power Source       : Silver-Zinc Batteries

                The Mars 1M Flyby otherwise called Mars IM No.1 which is designated as Mars 1960A by NASA. It was the first attempt to launch as a part of Soviet Union's programme to Study Mars.

  Mission Objective:-  

                     The main objective of Mars 1M Flyby is to study the space between the Earth and Mars. And to take the Surface image of Mars. Another objective of this mission is to test the radio communication systems from Mars to Earth.

Instruments Carried:-

1. Magnetometer
2. Cosmic ray Counter
3. Plasma ion Trap
4. Radiometer
5. Micrometeorite detector
6. Spectroreflectometer
7. Photo television Camera                                                  

 Mission Status:-

                  The Mars IM Flyby failed to orbit because of launch failure carried by Molniya Rocket on 10th October 1960. 

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