1966

1966 · Soviet Space Program

Proton 3a

failureUR-500 | Proton 3a

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

Overview

Date / time
March 24, 1966 at 02:39 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
81/23 (81L)
Mission
Proton 3a
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit