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