LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Jan 02 1959
Soviet Space Program
Luna-1
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Rocket Details
Name:
Vostok-L 8K72Description:
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Lunar Exploration
- Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Earth's Moon. Intended to be an impactor it was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme. Due to an incorrectly timed upper stage burn during launch it missed the Moon.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
1/5