Luna 5 spacecraft

Soft-landing attempt failed; spacecraft impacted the Moon.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Luna 5

Role

lander/impactor

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1965-05-09

Reached Moon (UTC)

1965-05-12

Event type

impactor/lander

Outcome

failure

Site

Mare Nubium vicinity; exact coordinates not_found_yet

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:high

Primary source