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Luna 3

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Lunar probe, first-ever mission to photograph the far side of the Moon.

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Statements about Luna 3

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Operator

Instance Of

Part of the Series

Follows

Followed By

Image

Start Point

Gagarin's Start

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Orbital Eccentricity

0.838

Apoapsis

Periapsis

Orbital Period

Mass

Significant Event

Manufacturer

Orbital Inclination

Semi-Major Axis of an Orbit

Type of Orbit

460.725 kilometre

40.638 kilometre

15 day

278.5 kilogram

Applies to Part

:

(10/4/1959)

:

Gagarin's Start

: 10/4/1959

Atmospheric Entry

(4/29/1960)

: 4/29/1960

Planetary Flyby

(10/6/1959)

:

: 10/6/1959

: 6,200 kilometre

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

55 degree

256,620.5 kilometre

Circumlunar Trajectory