Luna-5 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

9 May 1965, 7:49am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78 image

Molniya 8K78

Mission

Luna-5

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Impacted the Moon due to a ground control error.

Updated: Feb 15, 11:01pm UTC

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