Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.
Vehicle
Vostok-L 8K72
Vostok · L 8K72
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.6 m
LEO capacity
4,000 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.