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Zond 6
Formal member of the Soviet Zond program. Zond 6 was launched on November 10, 1968 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 13, 1968).
COSPAR 1968-101ANORAD 3535Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Zond-6
- Common name
- Zond 6
- Payload designation
- L-1 No. 12L
- International designator
- 1968-101A
- NORAD catalog number
- 3535
- GCAT identifier
- S03535
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.199
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
- November 10, 1968 · 19:11 UTC
- Launch record
- 1968-101Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Apogee
- 400,000 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- November 13, 1968
- Last known active
- Nov 17, 1968
- End of operations
- Nov 17, 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
- D00208
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- November 13, 1968
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · November 15, 1968
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 1968 | Earth | Nov 13, 1968 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Nov 15, 1968 | Earth | Nov 17, 1968 | Failed landing | Kazakhstan |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q265766 (CC0).