1958 · Soviet Space Program
Luna-1b
failureVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b
Luna E-1 number 2 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 11, 1958 at 09:41 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Luna-1b
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Impactor