Zond 7
Zond 7 was the first fully successful flight of the Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar program. The uncrewed spacecraft looped behind the Moon, photographed Earthrise and the lunar surface, and completed a guided skip reentry and soft landing in Kazakhstan.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Zond-77K-L1 No. 11 mission1969-067A
- Name
- Zond 7
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Zond 7 was the first fully successful flight of the Soviet 7K-L1 circumlunar program. The uncrewed spacecraft looped behind the Moon, photographed Earthrise and the lunar surface, and completed a guided skip reentry and soft landing in Kazakhstan.
- Destination
- Free-return circumlunar trajectory around the Moon at approximately 1,235 miles above the farside; photographed Earthrise and the lunar surface, then completed guided skip reentry and soft landing in Kazakhstan
- End Date
- 1969-08-14
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful. Zond 7 fulfilled its primary circumlunar, imaging, navigation, reentry, and recovery objectives.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1969-08-07
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:44:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 16:35:53 UTC
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