Proton | Mars-6
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 05, 1973 17:45 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Soviet Space Program (Government)
- Rocket: Proton / UR-500 K/D — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
Mars fly-by and lander mission
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Mars flyby (Mars flyby)
Launch Site
- Pad: 81/23 (81L)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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