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Mission

This dimension names the specific mission a spacecraft flew. Wikipedia notes that spacecraft "are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, and transportation of humans and cargo," each purpose tied to one named mission. Browsing this way finds the spacecraft that carried out a particular mission.

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Field Origin Era
1970 1
Mission
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lunokhod 1
Wikimedia FoundationLunokhod 1, landing section
Quote, Lunokhod 1, landing section
The spacecraft soft-landed on the Moon in the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on November 17 at 03:47 UTC
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