Launch vehicle
Molniya-M 2BL
- Recorded launches
- 272
- First flight
- 1965-10-04
Historical mission record
This page records Molniya-M | Luna-7 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Impacted the Moon due to a loss of attitude control during the descent towards the surface.
- Launch vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Programs
- Luna
The vehicle
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Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch site
DestinationLunar Orbit
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