Zond

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crew_capacity uncrewed
gptkbp:data_transmission telemetry
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1964
gptkb:1970
gptkbp:design_purpose test technologies for crewed lunar missions
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Cold_War_space_race
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zond
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vostok_program
gptkbp:landing_distance splashdown
gptkbp:last_mission_year gptkb:1970
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1964
approximately 1 per year
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 5,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Molniya_rocket
gptkbp:launched gptkb:7
gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future lunar missions
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Zond_8
gptkb:7
gptkb:Moscow
successful return of biological samples
gptkbp:mission_duration up to 10 days
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return to Earth
gptkbp:notable_event Zond 5's biological experiment
Zond 6's photographic mission
Zond 7's lunar flyby
Zond 8's sample return
gptkbp:notable_feature high-resolution imaging
automated landing system
biological payloads
sample return capability
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Zond_8
gptkb:Zond_5
gptkb:Zond_7
gptkb:Zond_6
gptkbp:objective return samples from the Moon
gptkbp:operational_period 1964-1970
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:payload_capacity up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:parachute
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Luna_program
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:camera
spectrometers
magnetometers
radiation detectors
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Luna_program
gptkb:Luna
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Russian_space_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5