Luna 8 Ye-6 lunar lander spacecraft family
Luna 8 was the Soviet Union’s 1965 lunar lander. Its landing attempt failed and the spacecraft impacted the Moon during the December 1965 mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 8Lunik 8E-6 No. 12Automatic Station Luna 8
- Family Name
- Luna 8
- Full Name
- Luna 8 Ye-6 lunar lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 8 was the Soviet Union’s 1965 lunar lander. Its landing attempt failed and the spacecraft impacted the Moon during the December 1965 mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/moon/missions/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:08:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 00:27:38 UTC