Luna 10 lunar-orbiter spacecraft family
The Luna 10 family was the Soviet lunar-orbiter spacecraft design that became the first human-made object to orbit another celestial body. Launched in March 1966, Luna 10 entered lunar orbit in April and conducted scientific measurements of the Moon and its environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 10Lunik 10Luna E-6S lunar orbiter
- Family Name
- Luna 10
- Full Name
- Luna 10 lunar-orbiter spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbiterinterplanetary_proberesearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Luna 10 family was the Soviet lunar-orbiter spacecraft design that became the first human-made object to orbit another celestial body. Launched in March 1966, Luna 10 entered lunar orbit in April and conducted scientific measurements of the Moon and its environment.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/deep-space-exploration/
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 20:10:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:29:03 UTC