1MV

The 1MV planetary probe (short for 1st generation Mars-Venus) is a designation for a common design used by early Soviet uncrewed probes to Mars and Venus.^[1][2][3] It was standard practice of the Soviet space program to use standardized components as much as possible.

1MV

Manufacturer	OKB-1
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Operator	Soviet Space Program
Production
Operational	1960-1961
2MV →

All probes shared the same general characteristics and differed only in equipment necessary for specific missions.^[4] Each probe also incorporated improvements based on experience with earlier missions.

It was superseded by the 2MV family.

Variants

• Mars 1M: Mars probe 1M No.1 (failure), Mars probe 1M No.2 (failure)^[2]
• Venera 1VA: Sputnik 7 (1VA No.1), Venera 1 (1VA No.2, Sputnik 8)^[1][3]

See also

• Soviet space program
• Venera
• 2MV