1960

1960 · Soviet Space Program

Luna-4a

failureVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4a

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.

Overview

Date / time
April 15, 1960 at 03:06 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Luna-4a
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit achieved
Lunar flyby