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Mission record

Luna 1963B

Also known as Ye-6

Soviet Union · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A Soviet attempt to soft-land a Ye-6 lander on the Moon, lost during launch.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
SL-6/A-2-e (8K78 Molniya)
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Luna 1963B launched and was lost during ascent

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Luna 1963B · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.

Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 23, 2026