Mission type | Orbital test flight Lunar flyby (failed) |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1967-032A |
SATCAT no. | 2745 |
Mission duration | 2 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Zond L1P No.3 |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-L1P |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 5375 kg [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 April 1967, 09:07:00 GMT |
Rocket | Proton-K/D |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/23 |
Contractor | OKB-1 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Launch failure |
Decay date | 10 April 1967 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
Regime | Highly elliptical Earth |
Periapsis altitude | 183 km |
Apoapsis altitude | 223 km |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Period | 88.5 minutes |
Epoch | 8 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]