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Soviet Space Program
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Earth's Moon. Intended to be an impactor it was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme. Due to an incorrectly timed upper stage burn during launch it missed the Moon.
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