launched byRussia

Luna 1

Name: Luna 1
Start: 1959-01-02T16:41:00Z
Location: Baikonur

Partial

JAN 02195916:41:00 UTC

Guidance system malfunction.

First man-made object to reach the escape velocity of the Earth.

Guidance system malfunction.

First man-made object to reach the escape velocity of the Earth.

LIFTOFF

JAN 02 1959

16:41:00 UTC

Partial

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Vostok Luna B1-6

Payload

Lunar impactor