Mars 2M No.522 Orbiter

MISSION DESCRIPTION:

 

            Mars 2M No.522 is an Mars Orbiter designed by Soviet Russia. This mission was planned in early 1969. It is also known as Mars 69 No.522. This spacecraft was lost in Proton-K/D launch failure launched on 2^nd April 1969. It carried three cameras to take photographs of Mars during its close up distance. This spacecraft was encoded to transmit images back to earth. It  is one of the Mars 2M along with Mars 2M No.521. It was also intended to detect water vapours with its Spectrometer. Both the spacecraft was unsuccessful due to launch failure. 

INSTRUMENT CARRIED:

1)Three Mars Camera

2)Radiometer

3)Spectrometer

REASON FOR LAUNCH FAILURE:

            One of  the first stage engine caught fire immediately after the lift-off, which result in lost of both spacecraft Mars 2M No.521 and Mars 2M No.522.