Mars 1M Flyby

            













                                First Step to Mars Ever  

Spacecraft Description:-

Name                            : Mars 1M Flyby

Launch                       : 10 Oct 1960

Type of Spacecraft    : Flyby

Mission Status        : Mission failure

Carrier Rocket       : Molniya

Power Source       : Silver-Zinc Batteries

                The Mars 1M Flyby otherwise called Mars IM No.1 which is designated as Mars 1960A by NASA. It was the first attempt to launch as a part of Soviet Union's programme to Study Mars.

  Mission Objective:-  

                     The main objective of Mars 1M Flyby is to study the space between the Earth and Mars. And to take the Surface image of Mars. Another objective of this mission is to test the radio communication systems from Mars to Earth.

Instruments Carried:-

1. Magnetometer
2. Cosmic ray Counter
3. Plasma ion Trap
4. Radiometer
5. Micrometeorite detector
6. Spectroreflectometer
7. Photo television Camera                                                  

 Mission Status:-

                  The Mars IM Flyby failed to orbit because of launch failure carried by Molniya Rocket on 10th October 1960.