Soviet Space Program Vostok-L 8K72 Luna-2

Vostok-L 8K72

Status

Success

Date

12 SEP 1959

06:39

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Luna 2 successfully impacted the Moon's surface making it the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and the first human-made object to make contact with another celestial body.

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