E-2A
E534987
E-2A was the Soviet spacecraft bus platform used for early Luna missions such as Luna 3, which photographed the Moon’s far side.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| communicationRole | relay of lunar images to Earth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment |
cislunar space
ⓘ
deep space vacuum ⓘ |
| developedBy | OKB-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Space Age ⓘ |
| heritage | early Soviet deep-space probe designs ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
lunar flyby
ⓘ
lunar imaging ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting first photographs of Moon far side ⓘ |
| notableMissionOutcome | enabled first far-side lunar photography via Luna 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early Luna spacecraft series ⓘ |
| powerSource | chemical batteries ⓘ |
| program | Luna programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion (attitude and trajectory control) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Luna 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luna 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Luna 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar science
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space agency (pre-Roscosmos) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBusFor | Luna 3 spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lunar probe bus ⓘ |
| status | retired design ⓘ |
| technologyRole |
platform for imaging equipment
ⓘ
platform for scientific instruments ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lunar flyby missions
ⓘ
lunar missions ⓘ uncrewed space exploration ⓘ |
| usedInDecade |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| usedInMission | Luna 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWithLaunchVehicleFamily |
Luna launch vehicle family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vostok-derived launch vehicles ⓘ |
| usedWithPayload | Luna 3 imaging system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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