Sputnik 24

USSR

Spacecraft n°:

USSR spacecraft n°: 46

Launch data:

Designation	00451 / 1962 B-Xi 1 / 62062A
Launch date	4 Nov 1962 - 15:35 UT
Launch site	B, LC1
Launch vehicle	Molniya 8K78 (T103-17)
Satellite type	2MV-3 n°1 (Mars PLC)
Mission	Mars probe
Perigee / Apogee	200(?) / 226(?) km
Inclination	64.8°
Period	88,75 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Platform
Mass at launch	890 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Decay:

Descent date:	5 Nov 1962
Lifetime:	1, 00 day

Mission details:

The probe reached Earth orbit, but its escape stage would not fire. At T+260 sec problem with the fuel pump.

Ref.: #1, #7, #102 - update: 25.06.04