Luna-1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

2 Jan 1959, 4:41pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72

Mission

Luna-1

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Impactor

Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Earth's Moon. Intended to be an impactor it was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme. Due to an incorrectly timed upper stage burn during launch it missed the Moon.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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