Luna 8
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Luna 8 was a Soviet Luna program spacecraft launched in 1965 that attempted, but failed, to achieve a soft landing on the Moon.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luna program probe
ⓘ
Soviet spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed lunar lander spacecraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epoch | early Space Race ⓘ |
| failureCause | malfunction in landing system ⓘ |
| failurePhase | descent phase ⓘ |
| finalState | impacted lunar surface ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luna 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOutcome | crash landing on Moon ⓘ |
| impactWithSurface | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingAttemptResult | failed soft landing ⓘ |
| landingStatus | unsuccessful ⓘ |
| languageOfProgram | Russian ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1965-12-03 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 1550 kg ⓘ |
| launchRocket | Molniya-M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchStatus | successfully launched ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Molniya-M 8K78M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| missionGoal | achieve first Soviet soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | mission failure ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar soft-landing attempt ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | government space agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Luna program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periapsisTarget | low lunar orbit then descent ⓘ |
| powerSource |
chemical batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Luna program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programObjective | uncrewed exploration of the Moon ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar science
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Ye-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | descent stage and landing capsule ⓘ |
| spacecraftStatus | inactive ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lunar lander ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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