MISSION NAME
Luna-2a
Status
Failure
DATE
18 JUN 1959
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
1/5
Description
Luna E-1 number 5 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure.
Vostok-L 8K72
Rocket Description
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft