Kosmos 60 (Luna Ye-6 No.9), a Soviet soft-landing lunar probe that never left Earth orbit. Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur Site 1/5 lofted it on 12 March 1965; a control-system power failure prevented Blok-L trans-lunar injection (cataloged as Kosmos 60).
- Outcome
- Partial
- Orbit
- LO
- Lunar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.9 T (est.)
- Flight
- 23rd
- of 40 Molniya 8K78 flights
- Date and time
- 12 March 1965, 09:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Lunar Exploration
- International designator
- 1965-018
- Launches in 1965
- 22nd of 124
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