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Zond 5

Soviet spacecraft. Zond 5 was launched on September 14, 1968 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 17, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-076ANORAD 3394Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Zond-5
Common name
Zond 5
Payload designation
L-1 No. 9L
International designator
1968-076A
NORAD catalog number
3394
GCAT identifier
S03394
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.198

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
L-1
Owner
TsKBEM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus)
7K-L1

Launch

Date
September 14, 1968 · 21:42 UTC
Launch record
1968-076Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
200 km
Apogee
385,000 km
Inclination
51.50°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
September 17, 1968
Last known active
Sep 21, 1968
End of operations
Sep 21, 1968

Size

Mass
2,800 kg
Dry mass
2,800 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,680 kg
Length
1.8 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
1.8 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00203
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
September 17, 1968
Phase outcome
Flyby · September 18, 1968
Destination
Earth

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Sep 14, 1968EarthSep 17, 1968Escaped to another bodyLuna
Sep 18, 1968EarthSep 21, 1968Landed65.6E 32.63S

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q372945 (CC0).