[FPSPACE] question...about Soviet satellites

[LARRY KLAES]

Is that the same Soviet Mars probe which caused a brief scare during the Cuban Missile Crisis?  

A cluster of unknown objects coming from the USSR during that time must have caused a few heart attacks for a moment. 

Larry

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-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Richards <richards.gr at googlemail.com>

Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:52:47 
To: <FPSPACE at friends-partners.org>
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] question...about Soviet satellites


2009/9/7 Peter Pesavento <pjp961 at svol.net>:
 > Here's a question for the assembled.
 >
 >
 This was the period when the Soviets were having a lot of trouble with
 the Molniya launch vehicle, lots of planetary probes launched, but
 limited success.  The worst case was a Mars launch on 24 Oct 1962.
 During the burn of the fourth stage to leave LEO for Mars transfer,
 the stage exploded.  24 fragments were catalogued.  This was the only
 big explosion, but a couple of the Venus launches apparently broke
 apart with 7 or 8 fragments each.
 
 Geoff
 
 >
 > During the years 1961 or 1962,  were there any Soviet launched satellites
 > that exploded/ruptured in Earth orbit?  Not talking about launch failures
 > here.
 >
 >
 >
 > If anyone knows, please let me know.
 >
 >
 >
 > Thanks.
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