Luna 13
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Luna 13 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft that successfully soft-landed on the Moon in 1966 and transmitted panoramic images and data about the lunar surface.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet spacecraft
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lunar lander ⓘ space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| communicationBand | radio frequencies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination | Moon ⓘ |
| endOfMission | 1966-12-28 ⓘ |
| epoch | Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luna 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
dynamograph penetrometer
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gamma-ray densitometer ⓘ panoramic television camera ⓘ penetration gauge ⓘ radiation detector ⓘ radio altimeter ⓘ |
| landingBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1966-12-24 ⓘ |
| landingMass | approximately 113 kilograms ⓘ |
| landingRegion | western part of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| landingSite | Oceanus Procellarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingType | soft landing ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1966-12-21 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Molniya-M rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lavochkin Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 1130 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
determine lunar surface density
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measure radiation environment on lunar surface ⓘ obtain panoramic images of lunar surface ⓘ study mechanical properties of lunar soil ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar lander mission ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first detailed mechanical property measurements of lunar regolith by Soviet probe
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second Soviet spacecraft to achieve soft landing on the Moon ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsBeforeLanding | lunar descent trajectory without lunar orbit insertion ⓘ |
| powerSource | chemical batteries ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Luna program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfMission | battery depletion ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Ye-6M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmitted |
data on lunar soil bearing strength
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data on lunar surface density ⓘ panoramic images of the lunar surface ⓘ radiation measurements from lunar surface ⓘ |
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