3MV

The 3MV planetary probe is a designation for a common design used by early Soviet unmanned probes to Mars and Venus. It was an incremental improvement of earlier 2MV probes and was used for Zond 1, Zond 2 and Zond 3 missions to Mars as well as several Venera probes. It was standard practice of the Soviet space program to use standardized components as much as possible. All probes shared the same typical characteristics and differed usually in equipment necessary for specific missions. Each probe also incorporated improvements based on experience with earlier missions.

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3MV planetary probe
space probe, Soviet Union, 
Kosmos 167, Kosmos 21, Kosmos 27, Kosmos 359, Kosmos 482, Kosmos 96, Venera 2, Venera 3, Venera 8, Zond 1, Zond 2, Zond-1 No.2, Zond 3, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, space probe, 

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  Kosmos 21 ⓘ
  Soviet spacecraft

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  Zond 3MV-1 No.2 ⓘ
  failed Soviet Venus spacecraft

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  Kosmos 27 ⓘ
  failed space mission

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  Zond 1 ⓘ
  spacecraft of the Soviet Zond program

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  Zond 3 ⓘ
  1965 Soviet moon probe

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  Venera 2 ⓘ
  Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus

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  Venera 3 ⓘ
  Soviet space probe

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  Kosmos 96 ⓘ
  failed Soviet space probe

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  Kosmos 167 ⓘ
  soviet spacecraft

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  Kosmos 359 ⓘ
  failed Soviet Venus probe

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  Venera 8 ⓘ
  Soviet space probe which delivered a lander to Venus

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  Kosmos 482 ⓘ
  Soviet Venera spacecraft which failed to escape Earth orbit

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space object	1963	Kosmos 21	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1964	Zond 3MV-1 No.2	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1964	Kosmos 27	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1964	Zond 1	3MV, artificial satellite of the Sun	Wikidata
class	space object	1965	Zond 3	artificial satellite of the Sun, 3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1965	Venera 2	3MV, artificial satellite of the Sun, flyby probe	Wikidata
class	space object	1965	Venera 3	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1965	Kosmos 96	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1967	Kosmos 167	3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1970	Kosmos 359	3MV, space probe	Wikidata
class	space object	1972	Venera 8	former entity, 3MV	Wikidata
class	space object	1972	Kosmos 482	former entity, 3MV	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1964	Zond 2	space mission, 3MV, artificial satellite of the Sun	Wikidata