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Soviet Space Program
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b
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Mission brief
The mission at a glance.
Luna E-1 number 2 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure.
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Know what comes next.
Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
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