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Luna E-1 No.2, sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1958B, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1958. It was a 361-kilogram (796 lb) Luna E-1 spacecraft, the second of four to be launched. It was intended to impact the surface of the Moon, and in doing so become the first man-made object to reach its surface.

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Luna 1958B
Luna E-1, Luna 8K72, 

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1958-10-11T00:00:00Z

1958-10-11T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

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Frameless

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