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Luna-8

Name: Luna-8 launch
Start: 1965-12-03T10:46:14+00:00
End: 1965-12-03T10:46:14+00:00
Location: 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya 8K78Soviet Space Program31/6

Friday, December 3, 1965 · 10:46 AM UTC

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Mission Brief

Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Spun out of control during the final parts of the descent, resulting in the spacecraft impacting the lunar surface on December 6.

PayloadLuna-8

OrbitLunar Orbit

CustomerLuna

StagesUnknown

Pad31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range

Latitude: 45.996°N
Longitude: 63.564°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

10:46 AM UTC - 10:46 AM UTC

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78

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HeightN/A

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches2,456

Successes2,288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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