Luna 6 spacecraft

Midcourse correction failed; missed the Moon.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Luna 6

Role

intended lander

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1965-06-08

Reached Moon (UTC)

1965-06-11

Event type

flyby/lander

Outcome

failure

Site

Missed Moon / flyby

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

departed to heliocentric orbit

Operational status (derived)

failed

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source