(Q1159913)

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instance of

Luna E-1

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imported from Wikimedia project

Russian Wikipedia

artificial satellite of the Sun

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part of

Luna programme

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image

RIAN archive 510848 Interplanetary station Luna 1.jpg
808 × 1,024; 229 KB

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imported from Wikimedia project

Dutch Wikipedia

Luna 1 - 2 Spacecraft.png
650 × 1,040; 135 KB

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mass

361 kilogram

criterion used

launch weight

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-012A

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

follows

Luna E-1 No.3

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imported from Wikimedia project

Russian Wikipedia

followed by

Luna E-1A No.1

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imported from Wikimedia project

Russian Wikipedia

country of origin

Soviet Union

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significant event

rocket launch

location

Gagarin's Start

point in time

2 January 1959

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

planetary flyby

of

Moon

point in time

4 January 1959

refine date

02:57

closest approach

5,995 kilometre

2 references

reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-012A

reference URL

https://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/1959/012A.HTM

loss of signal

point in time

5 January 1959

refine date

10:00

2 references

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

reference URL

https://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/1959/012A.HTM

start point

Gagarin's Start

2 references

stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

Baikonur Cosmodrome

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imported from Wikimedia project

Russian Wikipedia

Wikimedia import URL

https://ru.wikipedia.org/?oldid=123764915

space launch vehicle

Luna

serial number

B1-6

2 references

stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

operator

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

2 references

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/luna_e1.htm

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

UTC date of spacecraft launch

2 January 1959

refine date

16:41:21

2 references

stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

stated in

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

page(s)

11

apoapsis

1.32 astronomical unit

1 reference

reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1959-012A

periapsis

0.98 astronomical unit

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1959-012A

type of orbit

heliocentric orbit

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orbital eccentricity

0.14767

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1959-012A

orbital inclination

0.01 degree

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1959-012A

orbital period

450 day

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1959-012A

semi-major axis of an orbit

1.146 astronomical unit

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manufacturer

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

1 reference

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/luna_e1.htm

epoch

January 1, 1959

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Commons category

Luna 1

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