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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zond-1b
Launched
February 19, 1964
Summary
Zond-1b launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 19, 1964. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 74th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 302nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby).
- 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
- 15th Molniya 8K78 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 74th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 302nd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Venus flyby probe and lander
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 58th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zond-1b launch?
Zond-1b launched on February 19, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zond-1b?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zond-1b?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Zond-1b launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zond-1b going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.