1964 · Soviet Space Program

Zond 1

successMolniya 8K78 | Zond 1

Zond 1 was a 3MV-1 series Venus probes that carried a landing capsule. It failed during cruise phase and passed 100,000 km from Venus on 14 July 1964.

Overview

Date / time: April 2, 1964 at 02:42 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 1/5
Mission: Zond 1
Mission type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved: Venus flyby

Launch vehicle

Molniya 8K78 →

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

ZOND 1

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