Luna E-1 number 3 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure. December 4, 1958 at 18:18 UTC · Launch Failure Vostok-L 8K72 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Impactor 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 29th orbital launch attempt, and 26th of 1958. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Roscosmos (Roscosmos Image Use Policy) via The Space Devs.