Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 4, 1959, 12:43 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Luna-3 (Lunar flyby) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Soviet Space Program |
Rocket |
Vostok-L 8K72 |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
1/5 |
Type |
Lunar Exploration |
Orbit |
Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#50
To this date
Location Launch
#11
To this date
Pad Launch
#11
To this date
Agency Launch
#11
To this date
Orbital Launch
#19
Year 1959
Location Launch
#4
Year 1959
Pad Launch
#4
Year 1959
Agency Launch
#4
Year 1959
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