flown missionFailure

Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a

Soviet Space Program1/5 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanJun 18, 1959, 08:08 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Luna-2a
Type: Lunar Exploration
Target orbit: Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)

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

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jun 18, 1959, 08:08 UTC
Window opens: Jun 18, 1959, 08:08 UTC
Window closes: Jun 18, 1959, 08:08 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:48 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Vostok-L 8K72
Family: Vostok
Variant: L 8K72
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 1/5
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: KAZ
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates: 45.9200, 63.3420