Luna-6 Mission

Launch Status

Partial Failure

Date & Time

8 Jun 1965, 7:40am

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-6

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Flew past the moon due to its main engine failing to cut-off during a mid-course correction.

Updated: Feb 15, 11:04pm UTC

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