Luna Ye-2A lunar flyby imaging spacecraft
Ye-2A was OKB-1’s solar-powered lunar flyby imaging spacecraft. Its Yenisey-2 system exposed, developed, scanned, and transmitted film in flight; Ye-2A No. 1 flew as Luna 3 and returned humanity’s first photographs of the Moon’s far side.
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Identity
- Aliases
- E-2A lunar probeYe-2AAutomatic Interplanetary Station
- Family Name
- Luna Ye-2A
- Full Name
- Luna Ye-2A lunar flyby imaging spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ye-2A was OKB-1’s solar-powered lunar flyby imaging spacecraft. Its Yenisey-2 system exposed, developed, scanned, and transmitted film in flight; Ye-2A No. 1 flew as Luna 3 and returned humanity’s first photographs of the Moon’s far side.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Last Flight Year
- 1,959
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 278.5
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:42:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:42:17 UTC
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