Luna 17
1970 Soviet uncrewed lunar mission / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luna 17 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17. It deployed the first robotic rover onto the surface of the Moon.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Planetary Science | ||||||||||||||||
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Operator | Soviet space program | ||||||||||||||||
COSPAR ID | 1970-095A | ||||||||||||||||
SATCAT no. | 04691 | ||||||||||||||||
Mission duration | 308 days | ||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin | ||||||||||||||||
Launch mass | 5,700 kg (12,600 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||||||||||
Launch date | 14:44:01, 10 November 1970 (UTC) (1970-11-10T14:44:01Z)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Rocket | Proton 8K82K with Blok D upper stage | ||||||||||||||||
Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome | ||||||||||||||||
End of mission | |||||||||||||||||
Last contact | 13:05, 14 September 1971 (UTC) (1971-09-14T13:05Z) | ||||||||||||||||
Moon orbiter | |||||||||||||||||
Orbital insertion | 15 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
Moon lander | |||||||||||||||||
Landing date | 03:46:50, 17 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
Landing site | 38.28°N 35.0°W / 38.28; -35.0 [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Moon rover | |||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft component | Lunokhod 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Landing date | 06:28, 17 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
Distance driven | 10.54 km (6.55 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
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