Soviet Ye-6 No.6 lunar soft-lander attempt (Luna 5a precursor) toward the Moon. Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur LC-1/5 failed on 21 March 1964 when the upper stage lost control about five minutes after liftoff; the vehicle was destroyed and the stages reentered.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LO
- Lunar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 16th
- of 40 Molniya 8K78 flights
- Date and time
- 21 March 1964, 08:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Lunar Exploration
- Launches in 1964
- 16th of 100