Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ye-6LS 111
Launched
May 16, 1967
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Ye-6LS 111 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 16, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 239th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 8th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 239th launch24th this yearhumanity's 699th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-159 · NORAD 2805 · re-entered November 11, 1977
Molniya-M No. 58 Blok-I · re-entered May 29, 1967
Blok-L No. Ya716-56 · re-entered April 14, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Luna Ye-6LS was series of lunar orbiters built to test tracking and communications networks for the Soviet crewed lunar program.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 177th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ye-6LS 111 launch?
Ye-6LS 111 launched on May 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ye-6LS 111?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ye-6LS 111?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Ye-6LS 111 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Ye-6LS 111 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a lunar exploration mission.
How many satellites did Ye-6LS 111 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).