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{{short description|Space probe}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Luna 5''}} {{Infobox spaceflight | name = ''Luna 5'' | image = | image_caption = | mission_type = Lunar lander | operator = Soviet space program | COSPAR_ID = 1965-036A | SATCAT = | mission_duration = 3 days (launch to impact) | spacecraft_type = [[Ye-6]] | manufacturer = [[S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia|OKB-1]] | dry_mass = | launch_mass = {{convert|1476|kg|lb}}<ref name=NSSDC/> | power = | launch_date = {{start-date|9 May 1965, 07:49:37|timezone=yes}} UTC<ref name=NSSDC/> | launch_rocket = [[Molniya-M]] 8K78M | launch_site = [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] [[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1|1/5]] | launch_contractor = | last_contact = | orbit_epoch = | orbit_reference = <!--transfer orbit--> | orbit_periapsis = | orbit_apoapsis = | orbit_inclination = | apsis = | programme = '''[[Luna programme]]''' | previous_mission = ''[[Luna E-6 No.8|Luna 1965A]]'' | next_mission = [[Luna 6]] |interplanetary = {{Infobox spaceflight/IP |type = lander_impact |object = [[Moon|Lunar]] |arrival_date = {{end-date|12 May 1965, 19:10|tz=yes}} UTC<ref name=NSSDC/> |location = {{Lunar coords and quad cat|8|N|23|W}}<ref name=NSSDC/> }} }} '''''Luna 5''''', or '''''E-6 No.10''''' (Ye-6 series), was an uncrewed [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spacecraft intended to land on the [[Moon]] as part of the [[Luna programme]]. It was intended to become the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, however its retrorockets failed, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface.
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