Friday, June 5, 1992

Luna 6

  1965-044A


The next launch was spacecraft E-6 No. 7, named Luna-6 once en route to the Moon.  The mid-course correction burn failed to shut down and burned to depletion. According to the Chertok memoirs, the lander was separated from the engine unit the following day and the airbags were inflated.


Luna-6 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Jun 8  0740 Launch by 8K78M  KB 
 0745  Blok-A sep 
 0745  Blok-I burn 
 0749  Blok-I sep 
 0840?  BOZ burn 
 0841?  Blok-L burn 
 0845?  Blok-L sep, translunar 
1965 Jun 9   TCM 
1965 Jun 10?  Lander airbags inflate 
1965 Jun 10?  SA sep from DU 
1965 Jun 11   Lunar flyby, 160000 km 

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