Luna 1 mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mechta
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:distanceFromMoonClosestApproach 5,995 km
gptkbp:duration 62 hours
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftTo enter heliocentric orbit
reach the vicinity of the Moon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luna 1 mission
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
Geiger counter
micrometeoroid detector
Cherenkov radiation detector
ion traps
gas discharge counters
gptkbp:launchDate 1959-01-02
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Vostok-L_8K72
gptkbp:mass 361 kg
gptkbp:missionOutcome missed the Moon
gptkbp:missionType lunar impactor
gptkbp:notableAchievement first artificial object to escape Earth's gravity
first direct observations of solar wind
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Soviet_Luna_program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trans-lunar_injection
gptkb:Sputnik_3_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6