Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Mars-96
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.
Proton-K/D-2
Height 57.00 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 8847 kN
Diameter 4.15 Meters
Mass To LEO 6220 kg
Liftoff Mass 710 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 3
Maiden Flight 1988-07-07
Launch Failures 0
