Luna E-1 No.2 (NASA designation Luna 1958B), the second Soviet Ye-1 lunar impactor attempt on a Vostok-L 8K72 from Baikonur. Longitudinal vibration (pogo) again ruptured propellant lines about 104 seconds after liftoff, destroying the booster and the 361 kg Moon-impact probe.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- Lunar Impactor
- Lunar impact
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 9 Vostok-L 8K72 flights
- Date and time
- 11 October 1958, 21:41 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok-L 8K72
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Lunar Exploration
- Launches in 1958
- 23rd of 28