Luna 1958B

Luna 1958B

Luna 1958B (E-1 series) was the second Soviet unmanned space mission to the Moon. It was launched on October 12, 1958 and its mission was to crash into the Moon's surface. Its failed predecessor, Luna 1958A, had carried a sodium container with the aim of producing a visible puff of sodium on impact, but it is not known whether 1958B carried sodium too.

In any case, the craft was unsuccessful; it was heavily damaged during the flight and exploded 104 seconds after launch, failing to leave the Earth's atmosphere. The craft's design has not been released yet to the world.Fact|date=April 2008

Sequence
prev=Luna 1958A
list=Luna programme
next=Luna 1958C


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Luna 1958B — Replikat eines Luna E 1 Satelliten Missionsziel Erdmond Auftraggeber UdSSR Aufbau Trägerrakete Wo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 1958C — Replikat eines Luna E 1 Satelliten Missionsziel Erdmond Auftraggeber UdSSR Aufbau Trägerrakete Wo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna-Mission — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 10 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 11 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 12 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 13 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 14 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 15 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Luna 16 — Luna 9: Lander Luna 10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”