Luna 1
Luna 1 was the Soviet Union’s first successful lunar-probe mission. Although the Ye-1 spacecraft missed its intended impact, it completed the first lunar flyby, made early measurements beyond Earth’s magnetosphere, and became the first spacecraft in orbit around the Sun.
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- Aliases
- Luna-1Cosmic RocketMechtaYe-1 No. 4 mission
- Name
- Luna 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Luna 1 was the Soviet Union’s first successful lunar-probe mission. Although the Ye-1 spacecraft missed its intended impact, it completed the first lunar flyby, made early measurements beyond Earth’s magnetosphere, and became the first spacecraft in orbit around the Sun.
- Destination
- Lunar flyby followed by heliocentric orbit; missed the Moon by approximately 6,400 km after an upper-stage overburn
- End Date
- 1959-01-05
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Partial success: missed the Moon but achieved the first lunar flyby and first heliocentric spacecraft orbit.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1959-01-02
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:43:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 16:07:36 UTC
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