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Zond 3
1965 Soviet moon probe. Zond 3 was launched on July 18, 1965 aboard a Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 19, 1965).
COSPAR 1965-056ANORAD 1454Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Zond-3
- Common name
- Zond 3
- Payload designation
- 3MV-4 No. 3
- International designator
- 1965-056A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1454
- GCAT identifier
- S01454
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.110
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
- July 18, 1965 · 14:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-056Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 150 km
- Inclination
- 64.75°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- July 19, 1965
- Last known active
- December 1966
- End of operations
- December 1966
Size
- Mass
- 960 kg
- Dry mass
- 960 kg
- Length
- 3.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 3.7 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00079
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- July 19, 1965
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · July 20, 1965
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1965 | Earth | Jul 19, 1965 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Jul 20, 1965 | Earth | Jul 21, 1965 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q769448 (CC0).