Mission type | Lunar lander |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1965-036A |
SATCAT no. | 01366 |
Mission duration | 3 days (launch to impact) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Ye-6 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 1,476 kilograms (3,254 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 May 1965, 07:49:37[1] | UTC
Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
Lunar impact (failed landing) | |
Impact date | 12 May 1965, 19:10[1] | UTC
Impact site | 8°N 23°W / 8°N 23°W[1] |
Luna 5, or E-6 No.10 (Ye-6 series), was an uncrewed Soviet spacecraft intended to land on the Moon as part of the Luna programme. It was intended to become the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, however its retrorockets failed, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface.