Luna 1 was launched on 2 Jan. 1959 as 4th USSR satellite.
Left:Midcourse to the Moon
Right:Earth orbit of Luna 1
(USSR, 1959, SC#2187-88)
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Luna 1 Luna 1 was launched on 2 Jan. 1959 as 4th USSR satellite. Left:Midcourse to the Moon Right:Earth orbit of Luna 1 (USSR, 1959, SC#2187-88) |
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Luna 3 Luna 3 was launched on 4 Oct. 1959 as 6th USSR satellite. (USSR, 1959,SC#2259) |
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Luna 3 Luna 3 landed on the Moon. Left:Trajectory Right:Earth and Moon (USSR, 1959, SC#2266-67) |
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Luna 3 Luna 3 landed on the Moon. Left:Luna 1 Right:Map of far side of the Moon (USSR, 1959, SC#2309-10) |
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Luna 4 Luna 4 was launched on 2 Apr. 1963. It tried to land on the Moon, but failed. (Romania,1963, SC#C135) |
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Scientific satellite Zond 3 Zond 3 was launched on 18 July 1965 (Romania, 1965, SC#1803) |
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Luna 9 Luna 9 was launched on 31 Jan. 1966. It succeeded to land on the Moon softly, and sent Photpgraphs of Moon Surface (Romania, 1966, SC#1847) |
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TrajectoryLuna 10 (USSR, 1966, SC#3274) |
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Moon landing of Luna 9 (USSR, 1966, SC#3274) |
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Luna 9 (Central Africa, 1966, SC#C37) |
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Luna 10 Luna 10 was launched on 31 Mar. 1966. (USSR, 1966, SC#3225) |
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Moon landing of Luna 11 Luna 11 was launched on 24 Aug. 1966. (USSR, 1966, SC#3289) |
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Moon lover Lunohod 1 Lunohod 1Luna 21 dropped on the Moon by Luna 17． (USSR, 1971, SC#3837) |
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Luna 21 (USSR, 1973, SC#4073a) |
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Moon lover Lunohod 2 Luna 21 dropped Lunohod 2 on the Moon． (USSR, 1973, SC#4073b) |
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Luna 24 Luna 24 was launched on 9 Aug. 1976 as final of Luna series. (USSR, 1966, SC#4531) |
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