Luna 8 spacecraft

Soft landing failed; spacecraft impacted the Moon.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Luna 8

Role

lander/impactor

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1965-12-03

Reached Moon (UTC)

1965-12-06

Event type

impactor/lander

Outcome

failure

Site

Oceanus Procellarum 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