Goals: This was the second of three Soviet spacecraft designed to make a survivable landing on the Moon in 1963. The 100 kilogram (220 pound) egg-shaped lander carried an imaging system and an instrument to measure radiation.
Accomplishments: None. A failure in the guidance system sent the spacecraft and its upper booster stages crashing into the Pacific Ocean near Midway Island.
There were only four interplanetary launches in 1963.
Unnamed Luna Ye-6/2 Facts There were only four interplanetary launches in 1963. All four spacecraft targeted the Moon and were launched by the Soviet Union.
There were only four interplanetary launches in 1963.