1960 · Soviet Space Program
Luna-4b
failureVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4b
Luna 1960B was the third Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon, the first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission and the second being the unsuccessful Luna 1960A. Luna 1960B was launched on April 16, 1960. It was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 16, 1960 at 04:07 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Luna-4b
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar flyby