Luna 12

Summary

Luna 12 is a lunar orbiter^[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #17 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• Luna 12's instance of is recorded as lunar orbiter^[3].
• Luna 12's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite^[4].
• Luna 12's follows is recorded as Luna 11^[5].
• Luna 12's followed by is recorded as Luna 13^[6].
• Luna 12's manufacturer is recorded as NPO Lavochkin^[7].
• Luna 12's part of the series is recorded as Luna programme^[8].
• Luna 12's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1966-094A^[9].
• Luna 12's Commons category is recorded as Luna programme^[10].
• Luna 12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Molniya-M^[11].
• Luna 12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Molniya^[12].
• Luna 12's SCN is recorded as 02508^[13].
• Luna 12's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1966-10-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Luna 12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pb85^[15].
• Luna 12's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• Luna 12's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31^[17].
• Luna 12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+36.6'}^[18].
• Luna 12's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1620'}^[19].
• Luna 12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+325'}^[20].
• Luna 12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1742'}^[21].
• Luna 12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+103'}^[22].
• Luna 12's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "02508"]^[23].
• Luna 12's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1966-094A^[24].

Why It Matters

Luna 12 draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #17 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]