UR-500 | Proton 3

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: July 6, 1966 at 12:57 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: UR-500
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Astrophysics