Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3

Launch information

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Mission description

Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3’.

Launch image 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.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
21 LUNA 3 OTHER 55.0 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Decayed

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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