Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Lost when the launcher failed to reach orbit. February 3, 1963 at 09:29 UTC · Launch Failure Molniya 8K78 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Orbit 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 228th orbital launch attempt, and 4th of 1963. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.