Mission record

Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1a

Vostok-L 8K72· 1/5· Failure
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
Tue, 23 Sep 1958 07:40:23 GMT
Orbital launch #
#23 ever

Mission

Luna E-1 number 1 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure.

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