1959 · Soviet Space Program

Luna-2

successVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2

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.

Overview

Date / time: September 12, 1959 at 06:39 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 1/5
Mission: Luna-2
Mission type: Lunar Exploration
Orbit achieved: Lunar Impactor

Launch vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72 →

Launch provider

Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

LUNA 2

Lunar