Luna 4 Ye-6 lunar probe spacecraft family
Luna 4 was the Soviet Union’s 1963 lunar-lander attempt. After a course-correction failure it flew past the Moon, becoming an early deep-space probe in the Luna program.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 4Lunik 4E-6 No. 4Automatic Station Luna 4
- Family Name
- Luna 4
- Full Name
- Luna 4 Ye-6 lunar probe spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 4 was the Soviet Union’s 1963 lunar-lander attempt. After a course-correction failure it flew past the Moon, becoming an early deep-space probe in the Luna program.
- First Flight Year
- 1,963
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/moon/missions/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:04:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:04:26 UTC