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 |
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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 |
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| Platform |
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| Mass at launch |
1145 kg |
| Dry Mass |
959 kg |
| Dimension |
2.5 long? - 1.0 dia? |
| Basic shape |
Irregular |
| Solar array |
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| Stabilization |
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| Lifetime |
indef. |
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Ref.: #1, #7, #11(1998) - #28(1966), #81, #206 - update: 21.07.05
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