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E-1 No. 3

Vostok-L 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 4, 1958, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 4, 1958 · 18:18 UTCLaunch 1958-F20Launch no. 29 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyMVSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 4, 1958, 18:18
Launch designation
1958-F20
Mission
E-1 No. 3
Flight name
Luna
Vehicle flight ID
B1-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
100 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.170 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1958-F20NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.