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Zond

completedLaunch 1964-016
Launched 4/2/1964HEOService GSat EEO OE 1
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Zond (1964-016D)
retired
Science Exploration
interplanetary
Launch Details
Launch Date
4/2/1964
Launch ID
1964-016
Launch Profile
Sat EEO OE 1
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Russian Ministry of Defense
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78 M
Launch Site
NIIP-5, Baykonur, KazakstanSU
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Science Exploration 1
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The CIA’s April 1968 Memorandum to Holders judged Zond 4 to be a partial success except for reentry and recovery.

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The CIA’s April 1968 Memorandum to Holders designated the Soviet Zond 4 mission as a circumlunar simulation.

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