Soviet Space ProgramVostok-L 8K721/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luna-1c
Launched
December 4, 1958
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Luna-1c launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok-L 8K72 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 4, 1958. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 7th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 29th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd 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
- 3rd Vostok-L 8K72 flightSoviet Space Program's 7th launch5th this yearhumanity's 29th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Luna E-1 number 3 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 7th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Luna-1c launch?
Luna-1c launched on December 4, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Luna-1c?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Luna-1c?
Vostok-L 8K72, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok-L 8K72 spec sheet
Where did Luna-1c launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Luna-1c going to?
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor), a lunar exploration mission.
Which program is Luna-1c part of?
Luna. About Luna