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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zond-1a
Launched
November 11, 1963
Summary
Zond-1a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 11, 1963. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 68th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 2 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 · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 14th Molniya 8K78 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 68th launch19th this yearhumanity's 281st orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-21 · NORAD 687 · re-entered November 14, 1963
Molniya 8K78 (N14) Blok-I · re-entered November 12, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Solar orbiter and earth reentry capsule.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52nd launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 53rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zond-1a launch?
Zond-1a launched on November 11, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zond-1a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zond-1a?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Zond-1a launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zond-1a going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Zond-1a launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).