Luna 1

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mechta
gptkbp:apogee 1,466,000 km (from Earth)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:distanceFromMoonClosestApproach 5,995 km
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftTo enter heliocentric orbit
reach the vicinity of the Moon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luna 1
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
micrometeoroid detector
geiger counter
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:missionOutcome missed the Moon
gptkbp:missionType lunar impactor
gptkbp:notableAchievement first artificial object to reach escape velocity from Earth
first spacecraft to enter orbit around the Sun
first spacecraft to reach the Moon's vicinity
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:perihelion 6,400 km (from Earth)
gptkbp:program gptkb:Luna_programme
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkb:Luna_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5