Category. | Statistic. |
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Launch vehicle. | Proton-K rocket with Blok D augmentations. |
Launch date. | May 28, 1971 at 15:26:30 UTC. |
Launch site. | Baikonur (?). |
Ceased operations. | 22 August 1972. |
Owner(s). | OKB-1 (?). |
Major contractor(s) | S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia. |
Is it still in orbit. | It is orbiting Mars in a unknown condition. |
Launch mass. | 2,265 kg (4,993 lb) including the Mars 3 lander. |
Nationality(s). | Soviet. |
Satellite type. | Mars orbiter. |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_3. |

Mars 3 Orbiter and Lander (visible at top).
Category. | Statistic. |
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Launch vehicle. | The Mars 3 Orbiter. |
Launch date. | December 2, 1971, 13:52 UTC. |
Launch site. | The Mars 3 Orbiter. |
Ceased operations. | 22 August 1972. |
Owner(s). | OKB-1 (?) |
Major contractor(s) | S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia. |
Is it still in orbit. | It is on the surface of Mars in a unknown condition. |
Launch mass | Included with the Mas 3 Orbiter. |
Nationality(s). | Soviet. |
Satellite type. | Mars lander. |
Links | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_3 |

Mars 3 Orbiter and lander (visible at top).
- Also see: Space satellites.