Planetary Science
LUNA 1
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Luna 1, also known as Mechta, E-1 No.4 and First Lunar Rover, was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of Earth's Moon, the first spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit, and the first to be placed in heliocentric orbit. Luna 1 was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme in 1959.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 2, 1959 at 04:41 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Launched by
- Vostok-L 8K72 →
- Operator
- Soviet Space Program
- Mission
- Luna-1
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Trajectory
- Regime
- Interplanetary — Heliocentric
- Reference body
- Heliocentric
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1959-012A
- NORAD catalog №
- 112
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)- Status
- active