Luna 6 Ye-6 lunar probe spacecraft family
Luna 6 was the Soviet Union’s 1965 lunar-lander attempt. A navigation failure caused it to miss the Moon and fly past during its June 1965 mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 6Lunik 6E-6 No. 7Automatic Station Luna 6
- Family Name
- Luna 6
- Full Name
- Luna 6 Ye-6 lunar probe spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 6 was the Soviet Union’s 1965 lunar-lander attempt. A navigation failure caused it to miss the Moon and fly past during its June 1965 mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/moon/missions/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:06:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:06:26 UTC