Editing Mars 6 (section)

{{Short description|Soviet flyby/lander mission to Mars (1973–1974)}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name                  = Mars 6
| image                 = Mars 6.jpg
| image_size            = 300px

| mission_type          = [[Mars]] flyby/lander<ref name=skyrocket1/>
| operator              = Soviet space program
| COSPAR_ID             = {{COSPAR|1973-052A}}<br>{{COSPAR|1973-052E}}
| SATCAT                = 6768<ref name=NSSDC/><br>7223
| mission_duration      = {{time interval|5 Aug 1973 17:45:48|12 Mar 1974 09:11:05|show=dhm}}

| spacecraft            = [[4MV|3MP]] No.50P
| manufacturer          = [[NPO Lavochkin]]
| launch_mass           = {{cvt|3260|kg|lb}}<ref name=NSSDC/>
| landing_mass          = {{cvt|635|kg|lb}}

| launch_date           = {{start-date|5 August 1973, 17:45:48|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC<ref name=LL/>
| launch_rocket         = [[Proton-K]]/[[Blok D|D]]  
| launch_site           = [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81|81/23]]
| launch_contractor     = [[Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
| last_contact          = <small>Lander:</small><br>{{end-date|12 March 1974, 09:11:05|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC

| orbit_reference       = [[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]]<ref name=EA/>
| orbit_periapsis       = 1.01 AU
| orbit_apoapsis        = 1.67 AU
| orbit_inclination     = 2.2°
| orbit_period          = 567 days
| apsis                 = helion

|interplanetary         = 
 {{Infobox spaceflight/IP
   |type                = flyby
   |object              = [[Mars]]
   |component           = Bus
   |arrival_date        = 12 March 1974, 09:05:53&nbsp;UTC
   |distance            = {{cvt|1600|km|mi}}
 }} 
 {{Infobox spaceflight/IP
   |type                = lander_impact
   |object              = [[Mars]]
   |component           = Lander
   |arrival_date        = 12 March 1974, 09:11&nbsp;UTC
   |location            = {{coord|23.90|S|19.42|W|globe:mars}}
 }}

| programme             = '''[[Mars program]]'''
| previous_mission      = [[Mars 5]]
| next_mission          = [[Mars 7]]
}}

'''Mars 6''' ({{Langx|ru|Марс-6}}), also known as '''3MP No.50P''' was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the [[Mars program]], it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past.