launched fromRussia

B1-4

Name: B1-4
Start: 1958-07-10T07:42:00Z
Location: Baikonur

Failure

JUL 10195807:42:00 UTC

Test of Luna 8K72 rocket. High-frequency vibrations caused the Blok D strap-on's combustion chamber to disintegrate. The strap-on broke away at liftoff while the rest of the booster impacted near the pad.

LIFTOFF

JUL 10 1958

07:42:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromPad 1/5Baikonur

aboardR-7B1-4