Mars-2b

Failure Soviet Union, Proton / UR-500 K/D

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Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's third stage.

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton / UR-500 K/D
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Proton / UR-500 K/D

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