Soviet Space Program Vostok-L 8K72 Luna-1

Vostok-L 8K72

Status

Success

Date

2 JAN 1959

16:41

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Vostok-L 8K72

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Impactor

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.6 m

Launch Mass

277 T

Thrust

3,956 kN