1960

1960 · Soviet Space Program

Luna-4b

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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