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USSR

International Sat. n°:

USSR satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation  64F01
Launch date  19 Feb 1964 - 05:47 UT
Launch site B, LC1
Launch vehicle  Molniya 8K78M
Satellite type 3MV-1 #2
Mission  Venus flyby ?
Decay  19 Feb 1964

Launch failure. First launch Molniya-M rocket.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lavochkin
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  890 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Mission:

During stage 3 burn, a LOX leak through a faulty valve seal, froze fuel in the pipeline. The pipeline broke off, resulting in explosion of stage 3.
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