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Kosmos 167 (Russian: Космос 167 meaning Cosmos 167) or 4V-1 No.311 was a 1967 Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus. A 4V-1 spacecraft launched as part of the Venera programme Kosmos 167 was intended to land on Venus but never departed low Earth orbit due to a launch failure.The 4V-1 No.311 spacecraft was the second of two 4V-1 vehicles built and operated by Lavochkin following Venera 4.A Molniya-M carrier rocket was used to launch 3MV-4 No.6.