Zond 5 circumlunar biological spacecraft family
Zond 5 was the Soviet Union’s 1968 circumlunar spacecraft and the first successful circumlunar mission, carrying biological payloads including two steppe tortoises around the Moon and back to Earth.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Zond 5Zond-51968 Zond 5Zond circumlunar spacecraft
- Family Name
- Zond 5
- Full Name
- Zond 5 circumlunar biological spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybyresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Zond 5 was the Soviet Union’s 1968 circumlunar spacecraft and the first successful circumlunar mission, carrying biological payloads including two steppe tortoises around the Moon and back to Earth.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,968
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/resource/zond-5/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:03:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:03:01 UTC