# Luna E-6 No.3

> 1963 Soviet space launch attempt

**Wikidata**: [Q2253391](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2253391)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_E-6_No.3)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/luna-e-6-no-3

Here’s the structured knowledge entry for **Luna E-6 No.3**:

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## Summary  
Luna E-6 No.3 was a 1963 Soviet space launch attempt as part of the Luna programme, designed to explore the Moon. It was a lunar probe launched aboard a Molniya rocket but failed to achieve its mission. This attempt preceded the successful Luna 4 mission.

## Key Facts  
- **Launch Date**: February 3, 1963  
- **Launch Vehicle**: Molniya rocket  
- **Mass**: 1,422 kilograms  
- **Launch Site**: Gagarin's Start (Baikonur Cosmodrome)  
- **Mission Type**: Lunar probe (part of the Luna programme)  
- **Preceded by**: Luna E-6 No.2 (another failed Soviet lunar lander)  
- **Followed by**: Luna 4 (a subsequent space probe)  
- **Significant Event**: Rocket launch on February 3, 1963  
- **Instance of**: Lunar probe (a class of space probes for Moon exploration)  

## FAQs  
### Q: What was the purpose of Luna E-6 No.3?  
A: It was a Soviet lunar probe intended to explore the Moon as part of the Luna programme, but the launch failed to achieve its mission.  

### Q: What rocket was used to launch Luna E-6 No.3?  
A: It was launched aboard a Molniya rocket, a Soviet launch vehicle.  

### Q: Did Luna E-6 No.3 succeed in its mission?  
A: No, it failed to achieve its planned orbit or mission objectives.  

## Why It Matters  
Luna E-6 No.3 represents an early Soviet effort to explore the Moon during the Cold War space race. Although unsuccessful, it was part of a series of missions (the Luna programme) that eventually led to significant achievements in lunar exploration, including the first soft landing on the Moon by Luna 9. The mission highlights the challenges and iterative progress of early space exploration, contributing to the broader understanding of lunar missions and spacecraft design. Its failure also underscores the technical difficulties faced by space programs in the 1960s.  

## Notable For  
- **Part of the Luna programme**: A series of Soviet missions aimed at lunar exploration.  
- **Early lunar probe attempt**: One of several early efforts to reach the Moon.  
- **Used Molniya rocket**: A notable Soviet launch vehicle for planetary missions.  
- **Preceded Luna 4**: A later, more successful mission in the same programme.  

## Body  
### Mission Overview  
- Luna E-6 No.3 was a lunar probe launched on February 3, 1963.  
- It was part of the Soviet Union's Luna programme, aimed at Moon exploration.  

### Technical Specifications  
- **Mass**: 1,422 kg  
- **Launch Vehicle**: Molniya rocket  
- **Launch Site**: Gagarin's Start (Baikonur Cosmodrome)  

### Sequence in the Luna Programme  
- **Preceded by**: Luna E-6 No.2 (another failed lunar lander).  
- **Followed by**: Luna 4, a subsequent lunar probe.  

### Outcome  
- The mission failed to achieve its objectives, with no successful lunar exploration.  

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013