Launch Failure

Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a

Name: Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a
Start: 1959-06-18T08:08:00.000Z
End: 1959-06-18T08:08:00.000Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

June 18, 1959 at 8:08 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission imagery · Vostok-L 8K72

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June 18, 1959 at 8:08 AM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420

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Rocket: Vostok-L 8K72
Launch site: 1/5
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: June 18, 1959 at 8:08 AM UTC
Window closes: June 18, 1959 at 8:08 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 3:48 AM UTC

Mission description

Luna E-1 number 5 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.

Vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72

Vostok · L 8K72

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.6 m

LEO capacity

4,000 kg

Successful launches

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.

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