Mars lander mission which failed when the booster/spacecraft complex broke up during the burn to Mars trajectory. November 4, 1962 at 15:35 UTC · Launch Failure Molniya 8K78 — Soviet Space Program, to Heliocentric N/A 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 213th orbital launch attempt, and 71st of 1962. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.