March 12, 1965 9:25 am
Luna-5c
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Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Failed to leave Earth orbit due to a failure of the power supply in the control system.
Launch Overview
Window Open
09:25 UTC
Window Close
09:25 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 12, 1965 · 09:25 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Luna-5c
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Destination
Lunar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Failed to leave Earth orbit due to a failure of the power supply in the control system.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Launch Overview
Window Open
09:25 UTC
Window Close
09:25 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 12, 1965 · 09:25 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Luna-5c
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Destination
Lunar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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