Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 4
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March 2, 1968, 6:29 p.m.
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This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.
The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.
Soyuz Details
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