Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96

Name: Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96
Start: 1996-11-16T20:48:53Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: November 16, 1996 at 08:48 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Proton-K/D-2
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Robotic Exploration