Lunokhod lunar rover
Lunokhod was the Soviet eight-wheeled, Earth-operated lunar rover design flown as Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2. Each solar-powered mobile laboratory rolled down ramps from a Ye-8 landing platform and surveyed the lunar surface through television imaging, terrain measurements, and contact science over multiple lunar days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Soviet Lunokhod roverE-8 self-propelled lunar laboratory
- Family Name
- Lunokhod
- Full Name
- Lunokhod lunar rover
- Roles
- rover
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Lunokhod was the Soviet eight-wheeled, Earth-operated lunar rover design flown as Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2. Each solar-powered mobile laboratory rolled down ramps from a Ye-8 landing platform and surveyed the lunar surface through television imaging, terrain measurements, and contact science over multiple lunar days.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:07:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:07:40 UTC