Luna 1

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.

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1959  Wikimedia, Wikidata
AMS Luna 1; Artificial Planet 1; E-1 No. 4; First Cosmic Ship; Lunik 1; Mechta; Ye-1 No. 4
lunar probe, artificial satellite of the Sun, heliocentric orbit, Luna 8K72, 

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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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Frameless

RIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud Alikov

RIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		RIAN archive 470099 Gennady Ushakov, Makhmud Alikov		Commons
commons	image		RIAN archive 73086 A scheme of the Luna-1 lay-out		Commons