Launch data:
| Designation |
00945 / 64078C |
| Launch date |
30 Nov 1964 - 13:12 UT |
| Launch site |
B, LC1 |
| Launch vehicle |
Molniya-M (8K78) |
| Satellite type | 3MV-4A (#2) |
| Mission |
Mars flyby |
| Operator |
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| Heliocentric orbit (Solar orbit): |
| Perihelion x Aphelion |
0.98 x 1.52 Au |
| Eccentricity | 0.22 |
| Inclination |
6.40° |
| Period (around tha Sun) |
508 days |
Mars probe intended to photograph Mars on a flyby trajectory. Zond 2 was launched from an earth parking orbit towards Mars to test space-borne systems and to carry out scientific investigations. Zond 2 carried six electric rocket engines of plasma type that served as actuators of the attitude control system. The communications system failed during April 1965. The spacecraft flew by Mars on August 6, 1965, at a distance of 1500 km. Returned no data (contact lost).
Specifications:
| Prime contractor |
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| Platform |
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| Mass at launch |
1145 kg |
| Dry Mass |
890 kg |
| Dimension |
2.5 long? - 1 dia |
| Basic shape |
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| Solar array |
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| Stabilization |
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| Design lifetime |
Indefinite |
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Ref.: #1, #7, #8, #11(1998) - #28(1966), #102, #206 - update: 16.01.05
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