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1965 · Soviet Space Program

Luna-5

successMolniya 8K78 | Luna-5

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

Overview

Date / time: May 9, 1965 at 07:49 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 1/5
Mission: Luna-5
Mission type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved: Lunar Orbit

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