Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Lunar Impactor
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Sat, 12 Sep 1959 06:39:42 GMT
Orbital launch #
#47 ever
Mission
Luna 2 successfully impacted the Moon's surface making it the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and the first human-made object to make contact with another celestial body.