Luna 4 spacecraft

Missed the Moon during intended soft-landing attempt.

Era: A (1959-1976)
Parent mission: Luna 4
Role: intended lander
Operator: Soviet space program
Nation: USSR
Launched (UTC): 1963-04-02
Reached Moon (UTC): 1963-04-06
Event type: flyby/lander
Outcome: failure
Site: Missed Moon / flyby
Left on surface: none
Returned material: none
Current status: departed/heliocentric or geocentric disposal not confirmed here
Operational status (derived): failed
Source grade: primary
Review note: review:medium