Luna 10
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Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon, marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet spacecraft
ⓘ
lunar orbiter ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| achievement | first artificial satellite to orbit the Moon ⓘ |
| belongsToEra | early lunar exploration ⓘ |
| category |
1966 in spaceflight
ⓘ
Soviet lunar missions ⓘ |
| communicationBand | radio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| enteredOrbitAround | Moon ⓘ |
| epoch | Space Race ⓘ |
| explorationTarget | Moon ⓘ |
| firstArtificialSatelliteOf | Moon ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luna 11 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first human-made object to orbit a celestial body beyond Earth ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Luna programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet lunar exploration program
|
| launchCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1966-03-31 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Molniya-M rocket ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
enter lunar orbit
ⓘ
investigate lunar gravitational field ⓘ study lunar radiation environment ⓘ study micrometeoroid environment near the Moon ⓘ study the Moon from orbit ⓘ test communications in lunar orbit ⓘ |
| missionStatus | successful ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar orbiter mission ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableFor | marking a major milestone in early lunar exploration ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| orbitType | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 9 ⓘ |
| program |
Luna programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Luna program
|
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Ye-6S ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | uncrewed lunar orbiter ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | orbiter ⓘ |
| usedFor |
scientific research
ⓘ
space technology demonstration ⓘ |
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