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Venera 3MV-4
Part of 3MV
Venera 8
Venera 8
Venera 3V (V-72). Others in the 3V / 3MV series had a similar appearance.
Credit: NASA
Russian Venus probe. Carried a TV system and scientific instruments. Mars flyby (Z. 2), Lunar flyby (Z. 3), Venus flyby (V. 2, K. 96) satellite, Russia. Launched 1964 - 1965.

AKA: 3MV-4. Status: Operational 1965. First Launch: 1965-11-12. Last Launch: 1965-11-23. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 960 kg (2,110 lb).


More at: Venera 3MV-4.

Family: Venus. Country: Russia. Engines: KDU-414. Launch Vehicles: R-7, Molniya 8K78, Molniya 8K78M. Projects: Venera. Launch Sites: Baikonur, Baikonur LC31. Agency: MOM, Lavochkin bureau. Bibliography: 2, 296, 4195, 4196, 6, 64, 65, 13334.
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1965 November 12 - . 05:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78.
1965 November 23 - . 03:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78. FAILURE: At T+528 sec, during the final thrust phase of the Block I's 8D715K engine, one of the combustion chambers blew up due to a tear in the fuel pipeline. This resulted in an abnormal separation of the upper stages.. Failed Stage: U.

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