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L-1 No. 7L

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 22, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 22, 1968 · 23:01 UTCLaunch 1968-F03Launch no. 829 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeFailurestage 2 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 22, 1968, 23:01
Launch designation
1968-F03
Mission
L-1 No. 7L
Vehicle flight ID
232-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
120 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
[Zond-5]1968-F03Central KB for Experimental 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.