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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zond 1c
Launched
March 27, 1964
Summary
Zond 1c launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 27, 1964. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 78th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 311th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). 4 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
- 17th Molniya 8K78 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 78th launch6th this yearhumanity's 311th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-27 · NORAD 772 · re-entered March 29, 1964
Molniya 8K78(M) (N17) Blok-I · re-entered March 28, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zond 1c was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It was left in Earth orbit when the upper stage of the launch vehicle failed.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
59th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 60th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zond 1c launch?
Zond 1c launched on March 27, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zond 1c?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zond 1c?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Zond 1c launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zond 1c going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Zond 1c launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).