Kosmos 154

Kosmos 154
A color drawing of a Zond L1 spacecraft
Mission typeOrbital test flight
Lunar flyby (failed)
OperatorSoviet space program
COSPAR ID1967-032A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.2745
Mission duration2 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftZond L1P No.3
Spacecraft typeSoyuz 7K-L1P
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass5375 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date8 April 1967, 09:07:00 GMT
RocketProton-K/D
Launch siteBaikonur 81/23
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalLaunch failure
Decay date10 April 1967
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[1]
RegimeHighly elliptical Earth
Periapsis altitude183 km
Apoapsis altitude223 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.5 minutes
Epoch8 April 1967

Kosmos 154 (Russian: Космос 154 meaning Cosmos 154), also known as Zond No.3P, was a Soviet test spacecraft launched from the Baikonur aboard a Proton-K rocket. It was a prototype Soyuz 7K-L1 launched by Proton. It was an uncrewed precursor to the Zond series.[1]

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