Luna E-1 number 2 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure. October 11, 1958 at 21:41 UTC · Launch Failure Vostok-L 8K72 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Impactor 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 26th orbital launch attempt, and 23rd of 1958. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Roscosmos (Roscosmos Image Use Policy) via The Space Devs.