1959 · Soviet Space Program
Luna-3
successVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3
Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 4, 1959 at 12:43 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Luna-3
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar flyby