Mission record

Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a

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
Thu, 18 Jun 1959 08:08:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#39 ever

Mission

Luna E-1 number 5 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.

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