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LUNA 5

"Lunik 5"
NSSDC ID: 1965-036A

Description:
The Luna 5 automatic interplanetary station was designed to
continue investigations of a lunar soft landing. The retrorocket
system failed, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface
at the Sea of Clouds. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1965-05-09 at 07:55:00 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome),
                                   U.S.S.R.
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation
                                 Upper Stage + Escape Stage
On-orbit dry mass: 1474 kg

Orbital Information:
No orbital information is available. 

Discipline(s)
Space Physics
Planetary Science

Sponsoring Agencies/Countries
Unknown/U.S.S.R.
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