Mars 5 Sketch |
INSTRUMENTS CARRIED:
- Mars Camera
- Radio Telescope
- IR Radiometer
- Multiple photometer
- Polarimeters
- Magnetometer
- Plasma Traps
- Electrostatic Analyser
- Gamma-ray Spectrometer
- Radio-probe
OPERATION:
Mars 4 was carried by Proton-K rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 18:55:48 UTC on 25th July 1973. First three stages of Proton-K successfully placed Mars-4 in low earth orbit. Fourth Stage (Block-D) placed Mars-4 into heliocentric orbit. On 2 February 1974 the spacecraft was successfully inserted into Martian Orbit.. Several Earlier missions of Russia (Roscosmos) results in failure of missions starting from Mars 1M No.1, 1M No.2, 2MV-4 No.1, 2MV-4 No.2 (Mars 1), 2MV-3 No.1, 2M No.521, 2M No.522, Kosmos 419 (3MS No.170), Mars 2 lander and Prop-M Rover. Only Mars2 and Mars 5 was mostly successful.
MISSION OUTCOMES:
- It stopped functioning on 28th February 1974
- It returned 180 photographs, 43 of which were good quality and usable.
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