April 2, 1964 2:42 am
Zond 1
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Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Zond 1 was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It failed during cruise phase and passed 100,000 km from Venus on 14 July 1964.
Launch Overview
Window Open
02:42 UTC
Window Close
02:42 UTC
Lift Off
Apr 2, 1964 · 02:42 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Venus flyby
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Zond 1
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Destination
Venus flyby
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Zond 1 was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It failed during cruise phase and passed 100,000 km from Venus on 14 July 1964.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Launch Overview
Window Open
02:42 UTC
Window Close
02:42 UTC
Lift Off
Apr 2, 1964 · 02:42 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Venus flyby
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Zond 1
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Destination
Venus flyby
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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