Luna 2
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Luna 2 was a Soviet space probe that became the first human-made object to reach the Moon, marking a major milestone in early space exploration.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luna E-1A | 1 |
| Ye-1 series lunar probes | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet spacecraft
ⓘ
lunar impactor ⓘ space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| achievement |
first human-made object to reach the Moon
ⓘ
first spacecraft to impact the Moon ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
Cherenkov detector
ⓘ
geiger counter ⓘ ion trap ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ micrometeorite detector ⓘ scintillation counter ⓘ |
| carriedPayload |
Soviet pennants
ⓘ
sodium gas experiment ⓘ spherical pennant containers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luna 3 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Space Age ⓘ |
| impactBody | Moon ⓘ |
| impactDate | 1959-09-14 ⓘ |
| impactRegion |
Mare Imbrium vicinity
ⓘ
Palus Putredinis vicinity ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1959-09-12 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ
surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5
|
| launchVehicle |
Vostok-K rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok-L 8K72
|
| manufacturer | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| mass | 390 kg ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar impact
ⓘ
scientific ⓘ |
| notableResult |
confirmed absence of significant lunar radiation belts
ⓘ
found no detectable lunar magnetic field ⓘ |
| objective |
measure solar wind
ⓘ
search for lunar magnetic field ⓘ search for lunar radiation belts ⓘ study interplanetary space ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| orbitType | direct impact trajectory ⓘ |
| powerSource | batteries ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 1 ⓘ |
| program |
Luna programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Luna program
|
| shape | spherical ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
Luna 2
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Luna E-1A
|
| status |
mission completed
ⓘ
spacecraft destroyed on lunar impact ⓘ |
| target |
Luna
ⓘ
surface form:
Moon
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
R-7 Semyorka
this entity surface form:
Luna E-1A
this entity surface form:
Ye-1 series lunar probes