1968-076A
L-1 No. 9 was the first successful circumlunar flight. Two turtles became the first terrestrial organisms to escape from Earth's gravitational influence and return. The spacecraft reentered over the S Pole and landed in the Indian Ocean. The Soviet ship Borovichiy recovered the descent module and then transferred it to the Vasiliy Golovnin which returned it to Bombay, from where it was flown back to the USSR.
| Zond-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Sep 14 | 2142 | Launch by Proton-K | KB |
| 2151 | Stage 3 sep | ||
| 4m15s coast | |||
| 2155 | Blok D burn 1, 1:48 | ||
| 2157 | Blok D MECO-1 | 202 x 240 x 51.5 | |
| 2249 | Blok-D burn 2 | ||
| 2251? | Blok D MECO-2 | ||
| Blok D sep | |||
| 1968 Sep 17 | 0311 | Orbit correction, at 320000 km | |
| 1968 Sep 18 | 0500? | Perilune 1950 km | |
| 1968 Sep 21 | 1200? | Orbit correction at 143000 km | 40 x 385000? |
| 1537 | PAO sep | ||
| 1968 Sep 21 | 1554 | Ballistic entry over S Pole | |
| 1608 | Landed in Indian Ocean 32 38S 65 33E | ||
| 1968 Oct 3 | Arrived by sea at Bombay | ||
| 1968 Oct 7 | Returned to Moscow | ||
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