Luna 3

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis conducted by Soviet scientists
scientific analysis of lunar surface
gptkbp:collection collected lunar data
gptkbp:communication radio signals
radio communication
gptkbp:community_impact inspired future lunar missions
gptkbp:contribution understanding lunar geology
gptkbp:controls automatic control system
gptkbp:covered_by far side of the Moon
40% of the far side
gptkbp:data_type photographic data
gptkbp:discovered_by far side of the Moon
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:format black and white
gptkbp:has_artwork 29
29 images
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Luna_program
gptkbp:historical_impact significant in space exploration history
gptkbp:historical_significance first images of unexplored lunar terrain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luna 3
gptkbp:image 1959-10-07
October 7, 1959
analyzed by scientists
transmitted images to Earth
via radio waves
of the Moon's far side
gptkbp:impact increased interest in lunar exploration
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Photographer
gptkbp:is_documented_in of the Moon's topography
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1959
October 4, 1959
1959-10-04
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Luna_8_K72
1,250 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Monarch
October 4, 1959
gptkbp:legacy influenced future lunar missions
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:OKB-1
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:software
gptkb:Luna_4
gptkb:first_images_of_the_Moon's_far_side
successful
lunar orbit
successful launch
Luna 4, Luna 5, Luna 6
photograph the Moon's far side
gptkbp:mission_duration 3 months
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to send back images of the far side of the Moon
gptkbp:notable_feature highlands
mare regions
large craters
gptkbp:objective mapping the Moon's surface
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:operational_area 1959-1960
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbital_period 2 hours 12 minutes
gptkbp:photography far side of the Moon
the far side of the Moon
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:museum
first images of the far side of the Moon
gptkbp:receives_funding_from government funded
gptkbp:reign_end 2 hours 12 minutes
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Luna_4
gptkbp:resolution moderate
approximately 1 km
about 1.5 km
low resolution
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_images_of_the_Moon's_far_side
first images of the far side of the Moon
pioneering lunar exploration
gptkbp:specifies designed for lunar photography
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:storage distributed to scientific community
gptkbp:succeeded_by high
first spacecraft to photograph the far side of the Moon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Luna_9
gptkb:Luna_4
gptkbp:targets gptkb:planet
gptkbp:type flyby
gptkbp:weight 1,250 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luna_program
gptkb:Luna_2
gptkb:Soviet_lunar_exploration_efforts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4