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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K7831/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-3
Launched
November 16, 1965
Summary
Venera-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 16, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 151st launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 496th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Molniya 8K78 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 31st Molniya 8K78 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 151st launch43rd this yearhumanity's 496th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component
- Venera-3 · NORAD 1733 · left Earth orbit November 18, 1965
Molniya 8K78(M) (N31) Blok-I · re-entered November 26, 1965
Blok-L · left Earth orbit November 18, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus flyby and lander probe
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30th launch from 31/6, 18th this year · 120th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-3 launch?
Venera-3 launched on November 16, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-3?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Venera-3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-3 going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).