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Mars 1

Mars 1, also known as 1962 Beta Nu 1, Mars 2MV-4 and Sputnik 23, was an automatic interplanetary station launched in the direction of Mars on November 1, 1962, the first of the Soviet Mars probe program, with the intent of flying by the planet at a distance of about 11,000 km (6,800 mi). It was designed to image the surface and send back data on cosmic…

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Closest approach
19 June 1963
COSPAR ID
1962-061C
Disposal
Spacecraft loss
Distance
193,000 kilometres (120,000 mi)
Last contact
21 March 1963
Launch date
1 November 1962, 16:14 (1962-11-01UTC16:14Z) UTC

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Mars 1

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples31
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Mars 1

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related to Designation · 8
Mars 1 → Although, It, Mars, Naval Space Command Satellite, No, Situation Summary, Sputnik, This
related to Spacecraft design · 6
Mars 1 → It, Mars, MHz, Power, The, Venera-type
Closest approach · 1
Mars 1 → 19 June 1963
COSPAR ID · 1
Mars 1 → 1962-061C
Disposal · 1
Mars 1 → Spacecraft loss
Distance · 1
Mars 1 → 193,000 kilometres (120,000 mi)
Last contact · 1
Mars 1 → 21 March 1963
Launch date · 1
Mars 1 → 1 November 1962, 16:14 (1962-11-01UTC16:14Z) UTC
Launch mass · 1
Mars 1 → 893.5 kg
Launch site · 1
Mars 1 → Baikonur 1/5

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mars 1Closest approach19 June 19631.00infobox
Mars 1COSPAR ID1962-061C1.00infobox
Mars 1DisposalSpacecraft loss1.00infobox
Mars 1Distance193,000 kilometres (120,000 mi)1.00infobox
Mars 1Last contact21 March 19631.00infobox
Mars 1Launch date1 November 1962, 16:14 (1962-11-01UTC16:14Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mars 1Launch mass893.5 kg1.00infobox
Mars 1Launch siteBaikonur 1/51.00infobox
Mars 1ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
Mars 1Mission duration4 months 21 days1.00infobox
Mars 1Mission typeMars flyby1.00infobox
Mars 1OperatorSoviet Union1.00infobox
Mars 1Reference systemHeliocentric1.00infobox
Mars 1RocketMolniya 8K781.00infobox
Mars 1SATCAT no.4501.00infobox
Mars 1Spacecraft2MV-4 No.21.00infobox

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