1959-009A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1959-009A
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Luna_1
gptkbp:communication Antenna
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1959-012A
gptkb:1959-009A
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:diameter 0.9 m
gptkbp:discoveredBy solar wind
gptkbp:endDate 1959-01-05
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1959-009A
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
Geiger counter
micrometeorite detector
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: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:shape gptkb:butter
gptkbp:status mission completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7