launched from Russia

Kosmos 305

Failure
OCT 22196914:09:00 UTC

Upper control system malfunctioned.

launched from Pad 81/24 Baikonur

aboard Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 241-01 into LEO

Payload

Kosmos 305 (Luna E-8-5 #404)

Lunar sample return