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Lunokhod-1
Lunokhod-1 was launched on November 10, 1970 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Nov 17, 1970).
COSPAR 1970-095GCAT D00344Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Lunokhod-1
- Payload designation
- 8EL No. 203
- International designator
- 1970-095
- GCAT identifier
- D00344
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- MOM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Lunokhod
Launch
- Date
- November 10, 1970 · 14:44 UTC
- Launch record
- 1970-095Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Landed attached to another object
- Status date
- November 17, 1970
Size
- Mass
- 756 kg
- Dry mass
- 756 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00344
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- November 15, 1970
- Phase outcome
- Landed attached to another object · November 17, 1970
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1970 | Earth | Nov 15, 1970 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Nov 17, 1970 | Luna | October 1971 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Rover | Landed and operated | Nov 17, 1970 | — | 38.32, -35.01 |
| Luna | Secondary component | Impact after orbital decay | 1971 | — | — |
| Luna | Secondary component | Impact after orbital decay | 1971 | — | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).