Kosmos 111 (Luna Ye-6S No.204), the first Soviet attempt to place a spacecraft in lunar orbit, launched on a Molniya-M from Baikonur; the Blok-L upper stage lost roll control and never fired for translunar injection, stranding it in LEO until reentry two days later.
- Outcome
- Partial
- Orbit
- LO
- Lunar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 845 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 1 March 1966, 11:03 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Lunar Exploration
- International designator
- 1966-017
- Launches in 1966
- 19th of 131
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