L-1 No. 5L — launch
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Zond 1967B was an uncrewed Soyuz 7K-L1 test mission launched on November 22, 1967 as part of preparations for Soviet circumlunar flights. A second-stage engine failure interrupted the Proton launch. The escape system separated the capsule from the failing rocket, and the capsule was recovered. The spacecraft did not carry out the planned flight toward lunar distance.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zond_1967B. Original timeline Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zond_program. Related NASA reference: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/tent_launch.html#zond1967b.
- Category
- Launches and Flight Tests
- Mission
- L-1 No. 5L
- Organization
- Strategic Rocket Forces
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/D
- Location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Country
- SU
- Launch outcome
- failure
Context and qualifications
Launch code: OF. Source references: NK9810-25; NK9810-25. Engine nozzle failed
Sources and attribution
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikipedia — Zond 1967B (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Zond 1967B (opens in a new tab)