1959-008A

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Luna_1
gptkbp:communication Antenna
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1959-008A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:decayDate unknown (heliocentric orbit)
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:diameter 0.9 m
gptkbp:distanceFromMoonAtClosestApproach 5,995 km
gptkbp:duration 54 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1959-008A
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
Geiger counter
micrometeorite detector
telemetry system
Cherenkov radiation detector
ion traps
gas discharge counters
scintillation counter
gptkbp:launchDate 1959-01-02
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Vostok-L_8K72
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:OKB-1
gptkbp:mass 361 kg
gptkbp:missionType lunar flyby
gptkbp:notableEvent released sodium gas cloud for visibility
gptkbp:notableFor first artificial object to escape Earth's gravity
first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:powerSource silver-zinc batteries
gptkbp:program gptkb:Luna_programme
gptkbp:purpose study interplanetary space
study lunar environment
gptkbp:shape gptkb:butter
gptkbp:status mission completed
gptkbp:website https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-008A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luna_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6