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Luna programme

The Luna programme (from the Russian word Луна "Luna" meaning "Moon"), sometimes called Lunik by western media, was a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976. The programme accomplished many firsts in space exploration, including first flyby of the Moon, first impact of the Moon and first photos of…

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Country
Soviet Union
Duration
1958–1976
Failures
28
First flight
Luna E-1 No.1 · 23 September 1958
Last flight
Luna 24 · 9 August 1976
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome

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Luna programme

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples28
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Luna programme

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related to Mission success rates · 8
Luna programme → For, Luna, Luna E-1 No, NASA, Soviet, This, Western, While
Launch vehicles · 5
Luna programme → Luna 8K72, Molniya-L, Molniya-M, Proton-K/D-1, Soyuz 2.1b
First flight · 2
Luna programme → 23 September 1958, Luna E-1 No.1
Last flight · 2
Luna programme → 9 August 1976, Luna 24
Country · 1
Luna programme → Soviet Union
Duration · 1
Luna programme → 1958–1976
Failures · 1
Luna programme → 28
Launch site · 1
Luna programme → Baikonur Cosmodrome
Partial failures · 1
Luna programme → 1
Purpose · 1
Luna programme → Uncrewed exploration of the Moon

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luna moon first spacecraft missions programme lunar soft russian designations mission earth 1959 flyby landers return exploration generic depending transliteration

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Luna programmeCountrySoviet Union1.00infobox
Luna programmeDuration1958–19761.00infobox
Luna programmeFailures281.00infobox
Luna programmeFirst flightLuna E-1 No.11.00infobox
Luna programmeFirst flight23 September 19581.00infobox
Luna programmeLast flightLuna 241.00infobox
Luna programmeLast flight9 August 19761.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome1.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch vehiclesLuna 8K721.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch vehiclesMolniya-L1.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch vehiclesMolniya-M1.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch vehiclesProton-K/D-11.00infobox
Luna programmeLaunch vehiclesSoyuz 2.1b1.00infobox
Luna programmePartial failures11.00infobox
Luna programmePurposeUncrewed exploration of the Moon1.00infobox
Luna programmeStatusOperational1.00infobox
Luna programmeSuccesses151.00infobox

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