Luna 6
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Luna 6, or E-6 No.7 (Ye-6 series) was an uncrewed Soviet spacecraft which was intended to perform a landing on the Moon as part of the Luna program. Due to the failure of a mid-course correction manoeuvre, Luna 6 failed to land, instead flying past the Moon at a distance of 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi).
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Mission type | Lunar lander |
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Operator | Soviet Union |
COSPAR ID | 1965-044A |
SATCAT no. | 01393 |
Mission duration | 10 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Ye-6 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 1,442 kilograms (3,179 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 June 1965, 07:41:00 (1965-06-08UTC07:41Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | Cosmic radiation measurement ended 18 June 1965[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Heliocentric |
Lunar flyby (failed landing) | |
Closest approach | 11 June 1965 |
Distance | 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi) |
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