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Entry no.
1960-0003
Luna 3
Luna 3 (NORAD 21) returned from deep space and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 April 1960, 6 months after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
21
International designator
1959-008A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Oct 1959Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
20 Apr 1960UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months199 days
How it ended
Returned from deep space and re-entered
Latitude range
—
Mass
278 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
E-2A
Programme
Luna
Life in orbit
6 months
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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