Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3

Success

Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3

Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.

Mission type: Lunar Exploration · Orbit: Lunar flyby

Rocket: Vostok-L 8K72 · Provider: Soviet Space Program

Launch pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)