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Cosmos 305

Also known as Cosmos305, Kosmos 305

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A Soviet lunar mission that reached Earth orbit but failed to leave it, and so received a Cosmos designation.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Proton
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Sample return

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Cosmos 305 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome

  2. Milestone

    The Block D stage failed, leaving the spacecraft in Earth orbit

    The cited page records the failure and the resulting Cosmos designation without giving a date for it.

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Cosmos 305 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026