Zond 7
 Zond 7 | |
| Names | Soyuz 7K-L1 s/n 11 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Lunar flyby Spacecraft test |
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1969-067A |
| SATCAT no. | 04062 |
| Mission duration | 6 days, 18 hours, & 25 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Soyuz 7K-L1 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 5,375 kilograms (11,850 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 7, 1969, 23:48:06 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K D |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/23 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Soft landing and recovery |
| Recovered by | Soviet Union |
| Landing date | August 14, 1969 at 20:13 UTC |
| Landing site | 50 km south of Kustanai, Kazakhstan, USSR |
| Flyby of Moon | |
| Closest approach | August 11, 1969 |
| Distance | 1,984.6 km (1,233.2 mi) |
The Zond 7 spacecraft, part of the Soviet Zond program, was launched towards the Moon on a Proton-K D rocket on August 7, 1969. Its mission was to support studies of the Moon and circumlunar space, to obtain color photography of Earth and the Moon from varying distances, and to flight test the spacecraft systems. It was an unpiloted version of the Soyuz 7K-L1, a crewed Moon-flyby spacecraft.