Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Luna 2 successfully impacted the Moon's surface making it the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and the first human-made object to make contact with another celestial body.
Details
Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Impactor (Lunar Impactor)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, Sep 12, 1959, 06:39
Weather
Pro