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Luna Ye-3

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Ye-3 (similar to Ye-2A)

Operator:
Nation:	USSR
Type / Application:	Lunar fly-by
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Luna (4a) (Ye-3 #1)	1960-F05	15.04.1960	Ba LC-1/5	p	Vostok-L	Stage 3 cutoff to early, 200000 km
Luna (4b) (Ye-3 #2)	1960-F06	16.04.1960	Ba LC-1/5	F	Vostok-L

Launch Sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR 👁 USSR

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Luna Ye-3

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