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The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:04 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Success
Luna-3
Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5
Sunday, October 4, 1959 · 12:43 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.
PayloadLuna-3
OrbitLunar flyby
CustomerLuna
StagesUnknown
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 45.920°N
- Longitude
- 63.342°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:43 AM UTC - 12:43 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
