Lunokhod programme

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Soviet space programme lunar exploration programme space exploration programme

The Lunokhod programme was a Soviet series of robotic lunar rover missions in the early 1970s that achieved the first successful remote-controlled exploration of the Moon’s surface.

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Label	Occurrences
Lunokhod program	1
Lunokhod programme canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet space programme ⓘ lunar exploration programme ⓘ space exploration programme ⓘ
achievement	first successful deployment of a remote-controlled rover on another celestial body ⓘ high-resolution panoramic imaging of the lunar surface ⓘ long-distance surface traverses on the Moon ⓘ
aim	astrophysical and solar observations from the lunar surface ⓘ lunar surface imaging and topographic studies ⓘ measurement of lunar soil mechanical properties ⓘ robotic exploration of the lunar surface ⓘ testing remote-controlled rover operations on the Moon ⓘ
comparedWith	Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Yutu lunar rover programme ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
followedBy	later Soviet and Russian planetary rover concepts ⓘ
hasPart	Lunokhod 1 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunokhod 2 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspired	Mars rover development concepts ⓘ later lunar rover designs ⓘ
languageOfWork	Russian ⓘ
launchVehicleUsed	Blok D upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionType	robotic surface exploration ⓘ uncrewed lunar rover mission ⓘ
notableFor	extensive teleoperation from Earth ⓘ long-duration lunar surface operations ⓘ
notableWork	Lunokhod 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunokhod 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	Lavochkin design bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Soviet lunar programme NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier Soviet lunar lander attempts ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	lunar geology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ space engineering ⓘ
significantEvent	first successful remote-controlled exploration of the Moon’s surface ⓘ
spaceAgency	Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ
spacecraftTypeUsed	Lunokhod rover NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1960s ⓘ
timePeriod	early 1970s ⓘ
usedCommunicationMethod	radio remote control from Earth ⓘ
usedPowerSource	radioisotope heater units ⓘ solar panels ⓘ

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Luna programme → followedBy → Lunokhod programme ⓘ

Luna spacecraft → relatedProgram → Lunokhod programme ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lunokhod program