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Luna-4b
Vostok-L 8K72 · Lunar Exploration
19601/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission
Luna 1960B was the third Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon, the first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission and the second being the unsuccessful Luna 1960A. Luna 1960B was launched on April 16, 1960. It was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Rocket
- Vostok-L 8K72
- Orbit
- Lunar flyby
- Pad
- 1/5
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2