Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
09:29:14
Sunday February 3, 1963
First probe aiming to land on the Moon. The launch was a failure due to an error on the Block L stage.
E-6 n°2 was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1963. It was a 1,422-kilogram Luna E-6 spacecraft, the second of twelve to be launched, and the second consecutive launch failure. It was intended to be the first spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the Moon, a goal which would eventually be accomplished by the final E-6 spacecraft, Luna 9.
Lunar orbit
1 Payload
1,422 kilograms
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaRocket
Height: 44.23m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,000 kg
GTO: 2,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,378 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.58m
Height: 6.74m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
12th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1963
53rd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1963
4th
Orbital launch attempt