Unnamed Luna Ye-1A No.5 spacecraft

Launch failure; did not reach the Moon.

Era: A (1959-1976)
Parent mission: Unnamed Luna (1959-06-18)
Role: intended impactor
Operator: Soviet space program
Nation: USSR
Launched (UTC): 1959-06-18
Reached Moon (UTC): N/A
Event type: impactor
Outcome: failure
Site: No Moon arrival
Left on surface: none
Returned material: none
Current status: destroyed/decayed after launch failure
Operational status (derived): unknown
Source grade: primary
Review note: Soviet failure: verify factory designation against NSSDCA when it returns.