Lunik 1

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Luna_1
gptkbp:carries gptkb:Soviet_pennants
gptkbp:closestApproachToMoon 5,995 km
gptkbp:communicationLost 1959-01-05
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:diameter 0.9 m
gptkbp:enteredHeliocentricOrbit 1959-01-04
gptkbp:failedToImpactMoon true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunik 1
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
micrometeorite detector
geiger counter
Cherenkov radiation detector
ion traps
gas discharge counters
scintillation counter
solar and cosmic ray detectors
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 space science
lunar flyby
gptkbp:notableFor first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity
first spacecraft to reach vicinity of the Moon
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:powerSource batteries
gptkbp:program gptkb:Luna_program
gptkbp:shape gptkb:butter
gptkbp:status mission completed
gptkbp:website https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-012A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lunik_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7