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Luna-2a
Vostok-L 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5
Thursday, June 18, 1959 · 08:08 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Luna E-1 number 5 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.
PayloadLuna-2a
OrbitLunar Impactor
CustomerLuna
Stages0
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920°N, 63.342°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
