LUNA 3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite LUNA 3 at a glance.

Uptime

199

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for LUNA 3.

Object identification

Object name: LUNA 3

International designator: 1959-008A

Object number (NORAD): 21

Object ID (CCSDS): 21

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: April 20, 1960

Inclination: 55.0 deg

Period: 21563.22 minutes

Apoapsis: 499998.0 km

Periapsis: 500.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite LUNA 3 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

Luna 3 was a Soviet spacecraft and was the first ever mission to photograph the far side of the moon.

LUNA 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3’, on board a Vostok-L 8K72 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 4, 1959, 12:43 a.m. from 1/5.

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Launch to space Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 4, 1959, 12:43 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Vostok-L 8K72

Launch pad: 1/5

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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