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Luna-1c

Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5
Thursday, December 4, 1958 · 06:18 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches2456
Successes2288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Mission Brief

Luna E-1 number 3 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.

PayloadLuna-1c
OrbitLunar Impactor
CustomerLuna
Stages0
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
SITE LOCK
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

06:18 PM UTC - 06:18 PM UTC

Delay History

1
Dec 4Dec 4Failure → Failure

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