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Zond 6

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Completed · Success

Soviet lunar flyby precursor to crewed spaceflight carrying cosmic-ray and micrometeoroid detectors, photography equipment and a biological payload; it flew around the Moon at a minimum distance of 2420 km, photographed the near and farside on panchromatic film, and made a controlled reentry over the Soviet Union.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and Escape Stages
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Flyby

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Zond 6 launched on a lunar flyby mission from a parent satellite in Earth parking orbit

    Earth

  2. Flyby

    Zond 6 flew around the Moon at a minimum distance of 2420 km

    Moon

  3. Landing

    Zond 6 made a controlled reentry and landed in a predetermined region of the Soviet Union

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Zond 6 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 24, 2026