[FPSPACE] Zond 4

[Phillip Clark]

I think that part of the confusion over the lifetime of Zond 4 was that originally the Goddard Satellite Situation Report showed the spacecraft in heliocentric orbit, on the basis that (a) NORAD had no idea where the spacecraft was and (b) Zonds 1-3 had entered heliocentric orbit.

I assume that "Zond 4B" an unofficial western designator for the April 1968 launch vehicle failure which didn't make it to orbit.

Love all of the conspiracy theories, but I prefer Occam's Razor.


Phillip Clark

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(1)   The only way to comprehend the deeds and utterances of 
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