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mission
Close ✕Luna 3
Returned the first photographs of the far side, which no one had ever seen. Flyby, operated by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) of Soviet Union. Robotic.
No recorded place · 1959-10-04 – 1959-10-07
Lunar mission
Operated bySoviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) · Soviet Union
ProgrammeLuna
ClassFlyby · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched1959-10-04
Arrived1959-10-07
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
- operated by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) — Luna 3 was flown by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin).
- part of Luna — Luna 3 was flown as part of the programme.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates