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. Intended as a Moon impactor, Luna 1 was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme in 1959.
Wikimedia, Wikidata
AMS Luna 1; Artificial Planet 1; E-1 No. 4; First Cosmic Ship; Lunik 1; Mechta; Ye-1 No. 4
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1959-01-02T00:00:00Z
1959-01-02T00:00:00Z
rocket launch
1959-01-05T00:00:00Z
1959-01-05T00:00:00Z
loss of signal
1959-01-04T00:00:00Z
1959-01-04T00:00:00Z
flyby
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RIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud Alikov
RIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| incident | incident | [[1]] | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | RIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud Alikov | Commons | ||
| commons | image | RIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out | Commons | ||
