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Cosmos 60

Also known as Cosmos60, Kosmos 60

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Failed · Failure

Cosmos 60 was intended to be a Soviet lunar soft-landing mission, with a design similar to that of Luna 4. The spacecraft achieved Earth orbit, but failed to leave orbit for its journey to the Moon for unknown reasons, and was designated Cosmos 60.

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

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Milestone

    Cosmos 60 achieved Earth orbit but failed to leave orbit for the Moon

    Earth

  2. Launch

    Cosmos 60 launched

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Cosmos 60 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 24, 2026