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Zond 3

NSSDC ID: 65-056A

Description:
Zond 3 was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (65-056B) earth
orbiting platform towards the moon and interplanetary space. The
spacecraft was equipped with a TV system that provided automatic
inflight film processing. On July 20, during lunar flyby, 25 pictures
of very good quality were taken of the lunar farside from distances
of 11,570 to 9960 km. The photos covered 19,000,000 km square
of the lunar surface. Photo transmissions by facsimile were
returned to earth from a distance of 2,200,000 km and were 
retransmitted from a distance of 31,500,000 km, thus proving the
ability of the communications system. After the lunar flyby, Zond
3 continued space exploration in a heliocentric orbit. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1965-07-18 at 14:38:00 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome),
                                  U.S.S.R.
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation
                           Upper Stage + Escape Stage
On-orbit dry mass: 960.00 kg 

Orbital Information:
No orbital information is available. 

Discipline(s)
Planetary Science 

Sponsoring Agencies/Countries
Unknown/U.S.S.R.
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