Luna Ye-1A lunar impact probe
Ye-1A was an incremental OKB-1 refinement of the Ye-1 lunar-impact probe. It incorporated changes to the magnetometer housing, radiation counters, and micrometeoroid detector; Ye-1A No. 7 flew as Luna 2 and became the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
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Identity
- Aliases
- E-1A lunar probeYe-1ALuna E-1A
- Family Name
- Luna Ye-1A
- Full Name
- Luna Ye-1A lunar impact probe
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeimpactor
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ye-1A was an incremental OKB-1 refinement of the Ye-1 lunar-impact probe. It incorporated changes to the magnetometer housing, radiation counters, and micrometeoroid detector; Ye-1A No. 7 flew as Luna 2 and became the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Last Flight Year
- 1,959
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:42:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:42:01 UTC
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