(Q1159913)

artificial satellite of the Sun

Russian Wikipedia

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part of

Luna programme

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image

RIAN archive 510848 Interplanetary station Luna 1.jpg
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https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1959-012A

Dutch Wikipedia

Luna 1 - 2 Spacecraft.png
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361 kilogram

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

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follows

Luna E-1 No.3

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Russian Wikipedia

followed by

Luna E-1A No.1

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2 January 1959

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4 January 1959

5,995 kilometre

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

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

5 January 1959

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

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

start point

Gagarin's Start

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

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Baikonur Cosmodrome

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

Russian Wikipedia

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space launch vehicle

Luna

serial number

B1-6

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

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

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operator

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

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

UTC date of spacecraft launch

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2 January 1959

refine date

16:41:21

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

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apoapsis

1.32 astronomical unit

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

periapsis

0.98 astronomical unit

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

orbital inclination

0.01 degree

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

orbital period

450 day

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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

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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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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

1959-012A

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28 October 2013

1959 Mu 1

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