| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| Launch vehicle. | Luna 8K72 rocket. |
| Launch date. | September 12, 1959, 06:39:42 UTC. |
| Launch site. | Baikonur 1/5, Kazakh SSR in the USSR. |
| Ceased operations. | The Luna impact date was on September 1th, 1959, 21:02:24 UTC. |
| Owner(s). | A unspecified Soviet government department. |
| Major contractor(s) | OKB-1. |
| Is it still in orbit. | No, it impacted into the moon as planned. |
| Launch mass | 390.2 kilograms (860.2 lb). |
| Nationality(s). | Soviet. |
| Satellite type. | Lunar impactor. |
| Links. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2. |
The Luna 2 Soviet moon probe.
- Also see: Space satellites.
