Venera 3

Soviet space probe. Venera 3 was launched on November 16, 1965 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 18, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-092ANORAD 1733Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Venera-3
Common name: Venera 3
Payload designation: 3MV-3 No. 1
International designator: 1965-092A
NORAD catalog number: 1733
GCAT identifier: S01733
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.118

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: 3MV
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): MV

Launch

Date: November 16, 1965 · 04:13 UTC
Launch record: 1965-092Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 213 km
Apogee: 300 km
Inclination: 51.85°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 18, 1965
Last known active: January 1966
End of operations: January 1966

Size

Mass: 560 kg
Dry mass: 560 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 960 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 3.7 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00091
Final central body: Venus
Phase start: February 28, 1966
Phase outcome: Reentered attached to another object · March 1, 1966
Destination: Venus

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 16, 1965	Earth	Nov 18, 1965	Escaped to another body, attached	HCO

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Venus	Secondary component	Targeted impact	Mar 1, 1966	—	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q719607 (CC0).