Ye-6 series probe designed to land on the Moon. Spun out of control during the final parts of the descent, resulting in the spacecraft impacting the lunar surface on December 6. December 3, 1965 at 10:46 UTC · Launch Successful Molniya 8K78 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Orbit 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 503rd orbital launch attempt, and 110th of 1965. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.