Zond-1b

Failure Soviet Union, Molniya 8K78

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Venus flyby probe and lander

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterMolniya 8K78
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Molniya 8K78

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