Mars 8

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:availableFormats digital
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio transmitter
gptkbp:controls autonomous
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dataTransmission none
gptkbp:design 1 year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mars 8
gptkbp:launchDate December 2, 1973
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Soviet_Union
1973
gptkbp:launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
about 1,500 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Proton-K
gptkbp:mission 1,500 kg
unmanned spacecraft
Mars_exploration
Martian_orbit
based_on_Venera_spacecraft
gptkbp:missions unknown
failure
successful launch
study_Martian_surface_and_atmosphere
gptkbp:navigationEquipment star tracker
gptkbp:notableEvent Mars_program
gptkbp:orbitalInclination failed
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mars_7
gptkbp:primaryMission Mars_flyby
gptkbp:researchFocus Mars_climate
Mars_geology
Mars_atmosphere
Mars_dust_storms
Mars_magnetic_field
Mars_radiation_environment
Mars_surface_features
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:radiometer
spectrometer
magnetometer
TV camera
surface imaging
radiation measurement
dust detector
dust analysis
atmospheric analysis
not received
magnetic field study
gptkbp:secondaryMission unknown
Mars_orbiter
gptkbp:status failed to achieve orbit
gptkbp:successor Mars_9