Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luna-10a
Launched
March 1, 1966
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Luna-10a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 1, 1966. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 173rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 536th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space ProgramLuna
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 173rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 536th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-111 · NORAD 2093 · re-entered March 3, 1966
Molniya-M No. 50 Blok-I · re-entered March 1, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Lunar probe which was not inserted into a lunar trajectory due to a failure of the Blok-L upper stage.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43rd launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 136th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Luna-10a launch?
Luna-10a launched on March 1, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Luna-10a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Luna-10a?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Luna-10a launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Luna-10a going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Luna-10a launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Luna-10a part of?
Luna. About Luna