Luna 14
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Luna 14 was a Soviet robotic spacecraft launched in 1968 to study the Moon’s gravitational field and test tracking and communication systems for future lunar missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luna 14 canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luna programme spacecraft
ⓘ
lunar probe ⓘ |
| affiliation | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| enteredOrbitAround | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epoch | Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luna 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1968-04-07 ⓘ |
| launchMass | ~1640 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Site 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Molniya-M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lavochkin Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
refine data for lunar spacecraft trajectory calculations
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study the Moon’s gravitational field ⓘ support planning of crewed lunar missions ⓘ test communication systems for future lunar missions ⓘ test tracking systems for future lunar missions ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar orbiter ⓘ |
| natureOfMission |
scientific research
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technology demonstration ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet lunar exploration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDestination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Luna programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
celestial mechanics
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lunar science ⓘ radio science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space agency ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Ye-6S ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | orbiter only ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | robotic spacecraft ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| studied | non-uniformities in the Moon’s gravitational field ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tested |
communication links between Moon and Earth
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tracking techniques for lunar orbiters ⓘ |
| usedCommunicationBand | radio frequencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
improving models of the Moon’s gravitational anomalies
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improving tracking of lunar spacecraft from Earth ⓘ |
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