Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Flew past the moon due to its main engine failing to cut-off during a mid-course correction. June 8, 1965 at 07:40 UTC · Launch Successful Molniya 8K78 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Orbit 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 443rd orbital launch attempt, and 50th of 1965. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.