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6 February 1970, 04:16 UTC

Luna-16c

Proton / UR-500 K/DBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Drawing of the Proton / UR-500 K/D for Luna-16c

Luna Ye-8-5 No.405 (Luna 1970A), a Soviet uncrewed lunar sample-return attempt. Proton-K/Blok-D from Baikonur LC-81/23 failed on 6 February 1970 when the launch vehicle broke up shortly after liftoff, destroying the spacecraft.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LO
Lunar orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
19th
of 38 Proton / UR-500 K/D flights
Date and time
6 February 1970, 04:16 UTC
Builder
Khrunichev
Launch site
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Payload
Lunar Exploration
Launches in 1970
11th of 124