Zond 3

USSR


Spacecraft n°:

USSR satellite n°:


Launch data:

Designation 01454 / 65056A
Launch date 18 Jul 1965 - 06:00 (14:38?) UT
Launch site B, LC1
Launch vehicle Molniya 8K78
Mission Lunar flyby
Satellite type  3MV-4 #3
Heliocentric orbit
Perihelion x Aphelion  0.90 x 1.56 AU
Eccentricity 0.25
Incl. to ecliptic  0.5?
Period (around the Sun)   500 days

Photographed lunar far side. Mars probe test, passed 9.220 km from Moon after 35,8 hours. (on 20 Jul 1965 - 02:24)
Solar orbit, 25 photos of far side.


Specifications:

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch 1145 kg
Dry Mass  959 kg
Dimension  2.5 long? - 1.0 dia?
Basic shape  Irregular
Solar array  
Stabilization  
Lifetime  indef.


Ref.: #1, #7, #11(1998) - #28(1966), #81, #206 - update: 21.07.05 Home