LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Sat Apr 16 1960

Soviet Space Program

Luna-4b

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Vostok-L 8K72

The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft

Type: Lunar Exploration
Luna 1960B was the third Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon, the first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission and the second being the unsuccessful Luna 1960A. Luna 1960B was launched on April 16, 1960. It was designed to duplicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5