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Mars 3

Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2. The probes were identical robotic spacecraft launched by Proton-K rockets with a Blok D upper stage, each consisting of an orbiter and an attached lander.

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Apoareion altitude
214,500 km (133,300 mi)
Contractor
Khrunichev
COSPAR ID
1971-049A 1971-049F
Declared
August 22, 1972 (1972-08-22)
Dimensions
4.1 × 2.0 × 5.9 m (13.5 × 6.6 × 19.4 ft)
Disposal
Decommissioned

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Mars 3

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples75
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Mars 3

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related to External links · 20
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related to overview · 9
Mars 3 → Combined, Dimensions, Lander, Launch, Mars, May, On-orbit, Orbiter, UTCLaunch
related to Entry, descent, landing, transmission, and failure · 8
Mars 3 → After, December, It, Mars, Martian, The, Through, UT
related to Possible images of lander on Mars · 7
Mars 3 → Mars, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, On April, The HiRISE, This
related to Lander spacecraft system · 5
Mars 3 → An, Four, It, The, The Mars
Apoareion altitude · 1
Mars 3 → 214,500 km (133,300 mi)
Contractor · 1
Mars 3 → Khrunichev
COSPAR ID · 1
Mars 3 → 1971-049A 1971-049F
Declared · 1
Mars 3 → August 22, 1972 (1972-08-22)
Dimensions · 1
Mars 3 → 4.1 × 2.0 × 5.9 m (13.5 × 6.6 × 19.4 ft)

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Mars 3Apoareion altitude214,500 km (133,300 mi)1.00infobox
Mars 3ContractorKhrunichev1.00infobox
Mars 3COSPAR ID1971-049A 1971-049F1.00infobox
Mars 3DeclaredAugust 22, 1972 (1972-08-22)1.00infobox
Mars 3Dimensions4.1 × 2.0 × 5.9 m (13.5 × 6.6 × 19.4 ft)1.00infobox
Mars 3DisposalDecommissioned1.00infobox
Mars 3Dry mass2,265 kg (4,993 lb)1.00infobox
Mars 3Inclination60°1.00infobox
Mars 3Landing dateDecember 2, 1971 13:52 UTC1.00infobox
Mars 3Landing mass358 kg (789 lb)1.00infobox
Mars 3Landing site.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Mars 3Last contactOrbiter: July 1972 Lander: 2 December 1971, 13:53:50 UTC1.00infobox
Mars 3Launch date28 May 1971, 15:26:30 (1971-05-28UTC15:26:30Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mars 3Launch massTotal: 4,650 kg (10,250 lb) Orbiter: 3,440 kg (7,580 lb) Lander: 1,210 kg (2,670 lb)1.00infobox
Mars 3Launch siteBaikonur 81/231.00infobox
Mars 3ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
Mars 3Mission durationOrbiter: 1 year, 2 months and 25 days Lander: 1 minute and 50 seconds1.00infobox
Mars 3Mission typeMars orbiter/lander1.00infobox
Mars 3OperatorSoviet space program1.00infobox
Mars 3Orbital insertionDecember 2, 19711.00infobox
Mars 3Periareion altitude1,528 km (949 mi)1.00infobox
Mars 3Period12.67 days1.00infobox
Mars 3Reference systemAreocentric1.00infobox
Mars 3RocketProton-K/D1.00infobox
Mars 3SATCAT no.5252 56671.00infobox
Mars 3Spacecraft type4M No.1721.00infobox

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