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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulRobotic ExplorationProton-K/D-2
Launched 1996-11-16 20:48:53 UTC200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Heliocentric N/A
Worldwide
68th
orbital launch attempt in 1996
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
8th
launch this year
200/39 (200L)
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
51 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Mars 96 spacecraft was launched into Earth orbit, but failed to achieve insertion into Mars cruise trajectory and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at about 00:45 to 01:30 UT on 17 November 1996 and crashed within a presumed 320 km by 80 km area which includes parts of the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. The cause of the crash is not known.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Launches
193
Successful
178
92%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
57m
Diameter
4.2m
To low Earth orbit
6,220kg
Liftoff thrust
8,847kN
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