Luna 1
Soviet lunar probe
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Summary
Luna 1 is a lunar probe[1]. It draws 1,128 Wikipedia views per month (lunar probe category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: artificial satellite of the Sun[3]
- Operator: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[4]
- Follows: Luna E-1 No.3[5]
- Followed by: Luna E-1A No.1[6]
- Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[7]
- Part of: Luna E-1[8], Luna programme[9]
- Commons category: Luna 1[10]
- Space launch vehicle: Luna 8K72[11]
- Parent astronomical body: Sun[12]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[13]
- Type of orbit: heliocentric orbit[14]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 2, 1959[15]
- Significant event: rocket launch[16], flyby[17], loss of signal[18]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.14767[19]
- Start point: Gagarin's Start[20]
- Orbital inclination: 0.01[21]
- Mass: 361[22]
- Orbital period: 450[23]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 1.146[24]
- Apoapsis: 1.32[25]
- Periapsis: 0.98[26]
- Epoch: January 1, 1959[27]
- P14541: 3LX97o[28]
Why It Matters
Luna 1 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]