nov 1, 1962 - Mars 1 (Sputnik 23)
Failed Mars flyby attempt (USSR)
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Mars 1 launched successfully and began the trip to Mars, returning data on interplanetary space. However, controllers lost contact with Mars 1 on March 21, 1963, when the spacecraft was 107 million kilometers (66 million miles) from Earth when the signal was lost. The spacecraft is now in a solar orbit.
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1962-061A
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