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Luna E-1A
Part of Luna E-1
Luna 2 / E-1A
Luna 2 / E-1A
Credit: NASA
Russian lunar impact probe. First probe to impact lunar surface. Delivered a pennant to the surface of the Moon and conducted research during flight to the Moon.

AKA: E-1A. Status: Operational 1959. First Launch: 1959-06-18. Last Launch: 1959-09-12. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 387 kg (853 lb).


More at: Luna E-1A.

Family: Lunar Crashers, Moon. Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: R-7, Vostok-L 8K72. Projects: Luna. Launch Sites: Baikonur, Baikonur LC1. Agency: Korolev bureau. Bibliography: 175, 2, 296, 6, 12771.
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Luna Ye-1ALuna Ye-1A
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1959 June 18 - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Vostok-L 8K72. FAILURE: Inertial system failed at 153 seconds after launch. Vehicle destroyed by range safety.. Failed Stage: G.
1959 September 12 - . 06:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Vostok-L 8K72.

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