Failure

Luna-1a

Name: Luna-1a launch
Start: 1958-09-23T07:40:23+00:00
End: 1958-09-23T07:40:23+00:00
Location: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5

Tuesday, September 23, 1958 · 07:40 AM UTC

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This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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

PayloadLuna-1a

OrbitLunar Impactor

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

07:40 AM UTC - 07:40 AM 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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