Luna 1

Summary

Luna 1 is a lunar probe^[1]. It draws 113 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_probe category, ranking #4 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Luna 1's image is recorded as RIAN archive 510848 Interplanetary station Luna 1.jpg^[3].
• Luna 1's image is recorded as Luna 1 - 2 Spacecraft.png^[4].
• Luna 1's instance of is recorded as lunar probe^[5].
• Luna 1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Sun^[6].
• Luna 1's instance of is recorded as Artificial Planet^[7].
• Luna 1's operator is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[8].
• Luna 1's follows is recorded as Luna E-1 No.3^[9].
• Luna 1's followed by is recorded as Luna E-1A No.1^[10].
• Luna 1's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[11].
• Luna 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1959-012A^[12].
• Luna 1's part of is recorded as Luna E-1^[13].
• Luna 1's part of is recorded as Luna programme^[14].
• Luna 1's Commons category is recorded as Luna 1^[15].
• Luna 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Luna 8K72^[16].
• Luna 1's SCN is recorded as 00112^[17].
• Luna 1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[18].
• Luna 1's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[19].
• Luna 1's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit^[20].
• Luna 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Luna 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l28s^[22].
• Luna 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Luna 1's significant event is recorded as flyby^[24].
• Luna 1's significant event is recorded as loss of signal^[25].
• Luna 1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14767'}^[26].
• Luna 1's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start^[27].

Why It Matters

Luna 1 draws 113 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_probe category, ranking #4 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]