Completed or retired · Historical mission record
View in 3D map ↗Overview
The mission
Lunar farside photos. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1959 THE; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 4 October 1959, 00:43:39 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Vostok-L 8K72
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
Play trajectory in 3D ↗Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission outcomeOpen outcome source ↗
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 15 November 1959
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Third Space Rocket
Lunar farside photos.
- GCAT ID
- S00021
- Manufacturer
- OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
- Launch mass
- 278 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.3 m long · 1.2 m diameter · 1.5 m span
8K72E No. I1-8
GCAT program: Luna KR.
- GCAT ID
- A00035
- Manufacturer
- OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
- Launch mass
- 1,553 kg
- Dimensions
- 5 m long · 2.7 m diameter · 5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Third Space Rocket.
Verification
Community discussion
Comments 0
No comments yet. The airlock is open.
Sign in or create an account to comment and vote.