Mission type | Venus impact probe |
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Operator | OKB-1 |
COSPAR ID | 1964-014A |
SATCAT no. | 00770 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 3MV-1 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 6520 kg[1] |
Dry mass | 948 kg (including an impact probe of 285 kg)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 27 March 1964, 03:24:43 GMT |
Rocket | Molniya 8K78 s/n T15000-27 |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
Contractor | OKB-1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 28 March 1964 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[3] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 167 km |
Apogee altitude | 198 km |
Inclination | 64.8° |
Period | 88.7 minutes |
Epoch | 27 March 1964 |
Kosmos 27 (Russian: Космос 27 meaning Cosmos 27), also known as Zond 3MV-1 No.3 was a space mission intended as a Venus impact probe. The spacecraft was launched by a Molniya 8K78 carrier rocket from Baikonur. The Blok L stage and probe reached Earth orbit successfully, but the attitude control system failed to operate.[4]
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