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Mars 6

Mars 6 (Russian: Марс-6), also known as 3MP No.50P was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the Mars program, it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past.

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Aphelion altitude
1.67 AU
Closest approach
12 March 1974, 09:05:53 UTC
Contractor
Khrunichev
COSPAR ID
1973-052A 1973-052E
Distance
1,600 km (990 mi)
Impact date
12 March 1974, 09:11 UTC

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Spacecraft

Launch

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Mars 6

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples42
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Mars 6

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related to Launch · 9
Mars 6 → August, Baikonur Cosmodrome Site, Blok, Earth, March, Mars, Proton-K, The, UTC
related to Spacecraft · 8
Mars 6 → Built, However, Lavochkin, Mars, Sun, The, The Mars, Two
Spacecraft component · 2
Mars 6 → Bus, Lander
Aphelion altitude · 1
Mars 6 → 1.67 AU
Closest approach · 1
Mars 6 → 12 March 1974, 09:05:53 UTC
Contractor · 1
Mars 6 → Khrunichev
COSPAR ID · 1
Mars 6 → 1973-052A 1973-052E
Distance · 1
Mars 6 → 1,600 km (990 mi)
Impact date · 1
Mars 6 → 12 March 1974, 09:11 UTC
Impact site · 1
Mars 6 → .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…

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Important terminology

mars spacecraft lander launched 3mp bus launch stage program 1973 instruments study mission soviet also flyby 600 mi 50p descent

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mars 6Aphelion altitude1.67 AU1.00infobox
Mars 6Closest approach12 March 1974, 09:05:53 UTC1.00infobox
Mars 6ContractorKhrunichev1.00infobox
Mars 6COSPAR ID1973-052A 1973-052E1.00infobox
Mars 6Distance1,600 km (990 mi)1.00infobox
Mars 6Impact date12 March 1974, 09:11 UTC1.00infobox
Mars 6Impact 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 6Inclination2.2°1.00infobox
Mars 6Landing mass635 kg (1,400 lb)1.00infobox
Mars 6Last contactLander: 12 March 1974, 09:11:05 (1974-03-12UTC09:11:06Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mars 6Launch date5 August 1973, 17:45:48 (1973-08-05UTC17:45:48Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mars 6Launch mass3,260 kg (7,190 lb)1.00infobox
Mars 6Launch siteBaikonur 81/231.00infobox
Mars 6ManufacturerNPO Lavochkin1.00infobox
Mars 6Mission duration218 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes1.00infobox
Mars 6Mission typeMars flyby/lander1.00infobox
Mars 6OperatorSoviet space program1.00infobox
Mars 6Perihelion altitude1.01 AU1.00infobox
Mars 6Period567 days1.00infobox
Mars 6Reference systemHeliocentric1.00infobox
Mars 6RocketProton-K/D1.00infobox
Mars 6SATCAT no.6768 72231.00infobox
Mars 6Spacecraft3MP No.50P1.00infobox
Mars 6Spacecraft componentBus1.00infobox
Mars 6Spacecraft componentLander1.00infobox

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