Status
Failure
E-1A n°1 (Luna-2)
Launch Time
Thu Jun 18, 1959 08:08 UTC
Thu Jun 18, 1959 08:08 UTC
The rocket's inertial guidance system failed at 153 seconds after launch and the vehicle was destroyed by range safety.
Rocket
Mission Details
E-1A n°1 (Luna-2)
The Ye-1A series of soviet lunar probes were attempts to reach the surface of the moon. Two were launched, but only the second was successuful and was named Luna 2. Luna 2 became the first human made object to reach the moon.
The Ye-1A series were improved versions of the Ye-1 series. The payload consisted of including scintillation counters, geiger counters, a magnetometer, Cherenkov detectors, and micrometeorite detectors. It also carried two sphere-shaped Soviet pennants, with the surface covered by identical pentagonal elements, which were to be shattered on impact.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 387.0 kg
Trans Lunar Injection
Location
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1959
8th orbital launch attempt
Vostok
5th mission
2nd mission of 1959
4th failed mission