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E-1 No. 5

Vostok-L 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on June 18, 1959, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

June 18, 1959 · 08:08 UTCLaunch 1959-F06Launch no. 40 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 2 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyMVSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 18, 1959, 08:08
Launch designation
1959-F06
Mission
E-1 No. 5
Flight name
Luna
Vehicle flight ID
I1-7

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
80 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.170 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1959-F06NII-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.