Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 16, 1965, 04:13
- Launch designation
- 1965-092
- Mission
- 3MV-3 No. 1
- Flight name
- Venera-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- U 15000- 31
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.6 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venera-3 | 1965-092ANORAD 1733 | OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev | Deep space | 560 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Nov 18, 1965 |
| Spuskaemiy apparat | 1965-092 | Ministry of General Machine Building | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.