| Mission type | Lunar lander |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | E-8 |
| Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 5,590 kg (12,320 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 February 1969, 06:48:15 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/D s/n 239-01 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
Luna E-8 No.201, also known as Luna Ye-8 No.201, and sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1969A,[1] was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1969. It was a 5,590 kilograms (12,320 lb) Luna E-8 spacecraft, the first of three to be launched.[2][3] It was intended to perform a soft landing on the Moon, in order to deploy a Lunokhod rover onto the surface. It carried the Lunokhod No.201 rover.[2]