Soviet Space ProgramVostok-L 8K721/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luna-1a
Launched
September 23, 1958
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Luna-1a launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok-L 8K72 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 23, 1958. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 23rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Vostok-L 8K72 flight. The payload was bound for Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok-L 8K72 · Soviet Space ProgramLuna
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
- Milestone
- 1st Vostok-L 8K72 flightSoviet Space Program's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 23rd orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Luna E-1 number 1 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 5th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Luna-1a launch?
Luna-1a launched on September 23, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Luna-1a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Luna-1a?
Vostok-L 8K72, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok-L 8K72 spec sheet
Where did Luna-1a launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Luna-1a going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
Which program is Luna-1a part of?
Luna. About Luna