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Luna-4a

Name: Luna-4a launch
Start: 1960-04-15T15:06:45+00:00
End: 1960-04-15T15:06:45+00:00
Location: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5

Friday, April 15, 1960 · 03:06 PM UTC

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This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

Luna 1960A was the second Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon. The first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission. Luna 1960A was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.

PayloadLuna-4a

OrbitLunar flyby

CustomerLuna

StagesUnknown

Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

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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

03:06 PM UTC - 03:06 PM UTC

Vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72

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HeightN/A

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches2,456

Successes2,288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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