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Entry no.
1959-0004
Luna 2
Luna 2 (NORAD 114) impacted the Moon on 13 September 1959, 1 day after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
114
International designator
1959-014A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Sep 1959Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
13 Sep 1959Recorded time 21:02 UTC
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
205 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
E-1
Programme
Luna
Life in orbit
1 day
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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