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Zond 2
USSR-era Russian space satellite. Zond 2 was launched on November 30, 1964 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 2, 1964).
COSPAR 1964-078CNORAD 945Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Zond-2
- Common name
- Zond 2
- Payload designation
- 3MV-4A No. 2
- International designator
- 1964-078C
- NORAD catalog number
- 945
- GCAT identifier
- S00945
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.089
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 30, 1964 · 13:25 UTC
- Launch record
- 1964-078Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 177 km
- Inclination
- 64.71°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- December 2, 1964
- Last known active
- May 5, 1965
- End of operations
- May 5, 1965
Size
- Mass
- 890 kg
- Dry mass
- 890 kg
- Length
- 3.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 3.7 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00058
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- August 5, 1965
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · August 7, 1965
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1964 | Earth | Dec 2, 1964 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q917929 (CC0).