Mars 7

Launch Information

Launch Date: 1973-08-09 at 17:00:17 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and Escape Stages
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R

Trajectory Description

No description available.

Trajectory Details

Type: Interplanetary cruise
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1973-08-09 00:00:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1974-03-09 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1.0099999904632568 AU	1.690000057220459 AU	574.0 days	2.200000047683716°	0.25200000405311584

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Earth
Epoch start: 1973-08-09 17:00:17 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
154.0 km	193.0 km	87.9000015258789 minutes	51.5°	0.003000000026077032

Type: Flyby
Central Body: Mars
Closest approach time: 1974-03-09 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1300.0 km			0.0°	0.0

Key to Apside Units

Unit	Defined as	Equivalent metric measure
AU	Astronomical Unit	1.495979 x 108 km
km	kilometer	1,000 m