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Luna 17

Lunar Lander

Luna 17, also called Lunik 17, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union Luna program that deployed the first robotic rover onto the surface of the Moon, the vehicle later known as Lunokhod 1.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Planetary Science 2
Launch Date
1970-11-10 3
Status
Status (category)
Mission Complete / Ended 1
Connections

Mission Of

Luna Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Luna 17

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Luna 17
Sources
1. Luna 17 (Wikipedia)
It deployed the first robotic rover onto the surface of the MoonView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Luna 17
  • Infobox, mission_type
    Planetary Science
  • In Group: Luna Programme Lunar Landers, lead sentence: uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, deployed the first robotic lunar rover
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Part Of: Luna Program, Lead paragraph, part-of
    Luna 17 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17.
  • Mission Of: Luna Program, Lead paragraph, mission-of
    Luna 17 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17.
View the Source
3. Wikidata: Luna 17
Wikidata Q371939, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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