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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zond-3
Launched
July 18, 1965
Summary
Zond-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 18, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 134th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 457th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby). 3 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
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby)
- Milestone
- 28th Molniya 8K78 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 134th launch26th this yearhumanity's 457th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Zond-3 · NORAD 1454 · left Earth orbit July 19, 1965
Molniya 8K78 (N28) Blok-I · re-entered July 20, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar flyby probe
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
78th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 106th 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-3 launch?
Zond-3 launched on July 18, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zond-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zond-3?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Zond-3 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zond-3 going to?
Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Zond-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).