Descripción : Zond 5 was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (68-076B) in earth parking orbit to make scientific studies during a lunar flyby and to return to Earth. A biological payload of turtles, wine flies, meal worms, plants, seeds, bacteria, and other living matter was included in the flight. Additionally, according to the Russian Academy of Sciences, in the pilot`s seat was a 175 cm tall, 70 kg mannequin containing radiation detectors.
The spacecraft was planned as a precursor to crewed lunar spacecraft. It represented the first successful Soviet circumlunar Earth-return mission.

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ZOND 5 L1 9 (SATELLITE) · LUNAR MISSION · PROTON K