Zond 3 spacecraft

Flew past the Moon and imaged lunar farside regions.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Zond 3

Role

flyby imaging spacecraft

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1965-07-18

Reached Moon (UTC)

1965-07-20

Event type

flyby

Outcome

success

Site

Flyby

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

departed to heliocentric orbit

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source