Luna-2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 Sep 1959, 6:39am

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-2

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Impactor

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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