Mars 7
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Mars 7 was a Soviet spacecraft from the 1970s Mars program intended to deliver a lander to the Martian surface, though it ultimately failed to achieve a successful landing.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars probe
ⓘ
Soviet spacecraft ⓘ interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| actualOutcome |
lander entered heliocentric orbit
ⓘ
lander missed Mars ⓘ |
| alternateName | Mars 7 (4MV-4 No.53) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachDate | 1974-03-09 ⓘ |
| closestApproachToMars | about 1300 kilometers from Martian surface ⓘ |
| communicationBand | radio communications ⓘ |
| component |
descent module
ⓘ
orbiter bus ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1973-053A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| failureCause |
malfunction in onboard control system
ⓘ
premature separation of lander from bus ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome |
conduct scientific observations of Mars
ⓘ
deliver lander to Martian surface ⓘ |
| landerDesign | similar to Mars 6 lander ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1973-08-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Blok D upper stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lavochkin Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 3260 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionDuration | interplanetary cruise from 1973 to 1974 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
study Martian atmosphere
ⓘ
study Martian surface ⓘ test landing technologies for Mars ⓘ |
| missionResult | partial failure ⓘ |
| missionType |
Mars lander and flyby mission
ⓘ
planetary exploration mission ⓘ |
| NORADId | 06779 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | heliocentric orbit after Mars flyby ⓘ |
| powerSource |
chemical batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| programEra | 1970s ⓘ |
| programSequence |
follows Mars 6
ⓘ
precedes Mars 96 (later Russian Mars mission, not direct series) ⓘ |
| propulsion | chemical propulsion system ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
imaging system
ⓘ
plasma and particle detectors ⓘ radiometers ⓘ spectrometers ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | 4MV spacecraft bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Soviet Mars program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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