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Luna 5

Also known as Lunik 5, Luna5, Ye-6 no.10

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Failed · Failure

Luna 5 was a Soviet Ye-6 automatic interplanetary station designed to continue investigations of a lunar soft landing. Guidance failures in the I-100 control unit and a ground control error prevented the retrorocket burn, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface some 700 km from the target point, becoming the second Soviet probe to hit the Moon.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Luna 5 launched from Baikonur

    Earth

  2. Milestone

    Luna 5 performed a midcourse correction maneuver

    Moon

  3. Impact

    Luna 5 impacted the lunar surface about 700 km from the target point

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Luna 5 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 24, 2026