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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.

1959  WikimediaWikidata
AMS Luna 1; Artificial Planet 1; E-1 No. 4; First Cosmic Ship; Lunik 1; Mechta; Ye-1 No. 4
lunar probeartificial satellite of the Sunheliocentric orbit, Luna 8K72


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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    1959 Luna 1
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    flyby
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    loss of signal
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    rocket launch
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    RIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud AlikovRIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud Alikov
    RIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-outRIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out
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      commonsimageRIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out Commons