Zond 4
Zond 4 was the first named flight of the Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar spacecraft. The uncrewed mission flew to lunar distance away from the Moon to test navigation, communications, thermal protection, skip reentry, and recovery systems.
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- Zond-47K-L1 No. 6L mission1968-013A
- Name
- Zond 4
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Zond 4 was the first named flight of the Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar spacecraft. The uncrewed mission flew to lunar distance away from the Moon to test navigation, communications, thermal protection, skip reentry, and recovery systems.
- End Date
- 1968-03-09
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- Outcome
- Partial success. Zond 4 reached lunar distance and tested deep-space systems, but a star-tracker failure prevented guided reentry and the descent module self-destructed over the Gulf of Guinea.
- Start Date
- 1968-03-02
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:43:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:43:50 UTC
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