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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/D-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mars-96
Launched
November 16, 1996
Summary
Mars-96 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/D-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 16, 1996. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 42nd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,109th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-K/D-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/D-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 3rd Proton-K/D-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 42nd launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,109th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
Blok D-2 No. 3L? · re-entered November 18, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
77th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,082nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Mars-96 launch?
Mars-96 launched on November 16, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars-96?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mars-96?
Proton-K/D-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/D-2 spec sheet
Where did Mars-96 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Mars-96 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.