Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4b
Luna 1960B was the third Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon, the first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission and the second being the unsuccessful Luna 1960A. Luna 1960B was launched on April 16, 1960. It was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
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Mission Profile
Luna-4b was a Vostok-L 8K72 mission operated by Soviet Space Program that lifted off from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 16, 1960. The flight carried its payload on a lunar exploration mission to Lunar flyby. It was flown as part of the Luna program. The launch ended in failure.