explosion, he decided to postpone the flight until the glitches with the 8K72 and Luna could be worked out. Luna E-1 No.1 was launched on 23 September 1958 at 07:40:23 GMT atop a Luna 8K72 carrier rocket, flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Ninety-two seconds after launch, longitudinal resonance within the rocket's strap-on booster rockets caused the vehicle to disintegrate. References Luna programme Spacecraft launched in 1958