Luna 2
first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon
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Luna 2
Summary
Luna 2 is a lunar lander[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of lunar_lander entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Luna 2's image is recorded as Luna 1 - 2 Spacecraft.png[3].
- Luna 2's instance of is recorded as lunar lander[4].
- Luna 2's instance of is recorded as research satellite[5].
- Luna 2's operator is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[6].
- Luna 2's follows is recorded as Luna E-1A No.1[7].
- Luna 2's followed by is recorded as Luna 3[8].
- Luna 2's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[9].
- Luna 2's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1959-014A[10].
- Luna 2's part of is recorded as Luna programme[11].
- Luna 2's Commons category is recorded as Luna 2[12].
- Luna 2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Luna 8K72[13].
- Luna 2's SCN is recorded as 00114[14].
- Luna 2's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[15].
- Luna 2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1959-09-12T00:00:00Z[16].
- Luna 2's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1959-09-14T00:00:00Z[17].
- Luna 2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l296[18].
- Luna 2's cause of destruction is recorded as lunar impact[19].
- Luna 2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
- Luna 2's significant event is recorded as lunar impact[21].
- Luna 2's location of landing is recorded as Autolycus[22].
- Luna 2's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start[23].
- Luna 2's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome[24].
- Luna 2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+390.2'}[25].
- Luna 2's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00114"][26].
- Luna 2's Harvard designation is recorded as 1959 ξ 1[27].
Why It Matters
Luna 2 ranks in the top 4% of lunar_lander entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]