Soviet Space Program Vostok-L 8K72 Luna-4a

Vostok-L 8K72

Status

Failure

Date

15 APR 1960

15:06

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Luna 1960A was the second Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon. The first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission. Luna 1960A was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.

Rocket

Vostok-L 8K72

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar flyby

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