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Zond 1
Spacecraft of the Soviet Zond program. Zond 1 was launched on April 2, 1964 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 4, 1964).
COSPAR 1964-016DNORAD 785Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Zond
- Common name
- Zond 1
- Payload designation
- 3MV-1 No. 4
- International designator
- 1964-016D
- NORAD catalog number
- 785
- GCAT identifier
- S00785
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.066
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 3MV
- Owner
- OKB-52
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
- Platform (bus)
- MV
Launch
- Date
- April 2, 1964 · 02:42 UTC
- Launch record
- 1964-016Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Inclination
- 64.80°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- April 4, 1964
- Last known active
- April 1964
- End of operations
- April 1964
Size
- Mass
- 490 kg
- Dry mass
- 480 kg
- Length
- 2.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 3.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00048
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- April 3, 1964
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body, attached · April 4, 1964
- Destination
- HCO
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1085985 (CC0).