Luna 1
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Luna 1 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 that became the first human-made object to reach the vicinity of the Moon and enter a heliocentric orbit.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luna programme spacecraft
→
Soviet spacecraft → space probe → uncrewed spacecraft → |
| achievement |
first human-made object to enter heliocentric orbit
→
first human-made object to reach vicinity of the Moon → first spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity in orbit around the Sun → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dream
→
Mechta → |
| carriedInstrument |
Geiger counter
→
gas-discharge counters → magnetometer → micrometeorite detector → scintillation counter → |
| carriedPayload | sodium gas container → |
| closestApproachToMoon | about 6000 km → |
| communicationBand | radio → |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union → |
| currentLocation | heliocentric orbit around the Sun → |
| destination | Moon vicinity → |
| finalOrbit | heliocentric orbit → |
| hasAntenna | radio antennas → |
| launchDate | 1959-01-02 → |
| launchMass | approximately 361 kg → |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
→
Baikonur Cosmodrome →
surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5
|
| launchVehicle |
Vostok-K rocket
→
surface form:
Vostok-L rocket
|
| launchYear | 1959 → |
| missionObjective | impact the Moon → |
| missionOutcome |
missed the Moon
→
partial failure → |
| missionType |
heliocentric probe
→
lunar flyby → |
| operator |
Soviet Union
→
Soviet space program → |
| orbitType | heliocentric → |
| partOf | Luna programme → |
| periapsisTarget | Moon → |
| powerSource | batteries → |
| programSequence | first spacecraft of the Luna series → |
| scientificObjective |
measure cosmic rays
→
measure solar wind → study interplanetary space → |
| scientificResult |
found no detectable lunar magnetic field at large distance
→
provided early measurements of solar wind → |
| spacecraftBus | spherical probe → |
| spacecraftShape | sphere → |
| status | inactive → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
R-7 Semyorka