Zond 3MV-1 No.2
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Zond 3MV-1 No.2[3] (or No. 4A [4]), also known as Venera 1964A in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1964 as part of the Zond program. Due to a problem with its carrier rocket third stage, it failed to reach low Earth orbit.[4]
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Mission type | Venus flyby[1] |
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Operator | OKB-1[1] |
COSPAR ID | 1964-F01 |
SATCAT no. | 00277 |
Mission duration | Launch failure |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 3MV-1 |
Manufacturer | Lavochkin |
Launch mass | 800 kg (1,800 lb)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 February 1964, 05:47:40 (1964-02-19UTC05:47:40Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Molniya 8K78M s/n T15000-19T103-12 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5[1] |
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