Luna E-1 number 5 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure. June 18, 1959 at 08:08 UTC · Launch Failure Vostok-L 8K72 — Soviet Space Program, to Lunar Impactor 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan The world's 39th orbital launch attempt, and 8th of 1959. Program: Luna Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Roscosmos (Roscosmos Image Use Policy) via The Space Devs.