Luna-8 Mission

Launch Status

Partial Failure

Date & Time

3 Dec 1965, 10:46am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

31/6

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78 image

Molniya 8K78

Mission

Luna-8

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Spun out of control during the final parts of the descent, resulting in the spacecraft impacting the lunar surface on December 6.

Updated: Feb 15, 11:04pm UTC

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