Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Lunar flyby
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Fri, 15 Apr 1960 15:06:45 GMT
Orbital launch #
#62 ever
Mission
Luna 1960A was the second Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon. The first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission. Luna 1960A was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.