# Luna 7

> space probe

**Wikidata**: [Q620336](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620336)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_7)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/luna-7

## Summary
Luna 7 was a Soviet space probe launched on October 4, 1965. As an unmanned robotic spacecraft, it was designed to explore further into outer space as part of the Luna programme. It followed Luna 6 and preceded Luna 8 in the series of probes.

## Key Facts
*   **Type:** Space probe
*   **Launch Date:** October 4, 1965
*   **Launch Vehicle:** Molniya-M (also Molniya)
*   **Launch Site:** Gagarin's Start, Baikonur Cosmodrome
*   **Program:** Part of the Luna programme
*   **Preceded By:** Luna 6
*   **Followed By:** Luna 8
*   **Aliases:** Lunik 7
*   **COSPAR ID:** 1965-077A
*   **NSSDC ID:** 1965-077A

## FAQs
### Q: What is Luna 7?
A: Luna 7 was a Soviet space probe, an unmanned robotic spacecraft designed to explore further into outer space. It was launched as part of the Luna programme.

### Q: When was Luna 7 launched?
A: Luna 7 was launched on October 4, 1965.

### Q: What rocket launched Luna 7?
A: Luna 7 was launched by a Molniya-M rocket, which is also referred to as a Molniya rocket.

### Q: Where was Luna 7 launched from?
A: Luna 7 was launched from Gagarin's Start at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

### Q: What was Luna 7 part of?
A: Luna 7 was part of the Luna programme, a series of Soviet space probes dedicated to space exploration.

## Why It Matters
Luna 7 holds significance as a key component of the Soviet Luna programme, a series dedicated to the exploration of outer space. As an unmanned robotic spacecraft, its primary purpose was to venture beyond Earth's orbit, contributing to the expanding body of knowledge about the cosmos. Its launch on October 4, 1965, from Gagarin's Start at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, using a Molniya-M rocket, marks a specific event in the timeline of Soviet space endeavors. The probe's place in the sequence, following Luna 6 and preceding Luna 8, highlights the systematic and continuous nature of the Luna programme's efforts to advance space technology and scientific understanding during the mid-20th century. Luna 7, therefore, represents a tangible step in humanity's pursuit of exploring and understanding the vastness of space.

## Notable For
*   Being a Soviet space probe, an unmanned robotic spacecraft designed to explore further into outer space.
*   Its specific launch date of October 4, 1965.
*   Being launched by a Molniya-M rocket from Gagarin's Start at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
*   Its position in the Luna programme, following Luna 6 and preceding Luna 8.
*   Being known by the alias Lunik 7.

## Body

### General Information
*   **Entity Name:** Luna 7
*   **Raw Description:** space probe
*   **Wikidata Description:** space probe
*   **Aliases:** Lunik 7
*   **Instance Of:** space probe
    *   A space probe is an unmanned robotic spacecraft that doesn't orbit the Earth, but, instead, explores further into outer space.
*   **Wolfram Language Entity Code:** Entity["Satellite", "01610"]
*   **Sitelink Count:** 30

### Identifiers
*   **SCN:** 01610
*   **COSPAR ID:** 1965-077A
*   **NSSDC ID:** 1965-077A
*   **Freebase ID:** /m/0pb67

### Launch Details
*   **Launch Date:** 1965-10-04
*   **Launch Vehicle:** Molniya-M (also Molniya)
    *   Molniya is a Soviet rocket.
    *   Molniya-M is a Soviet space launcher rocket.
*   **Launch Site:** Gagarin's Start, Baikonur Cosmodrome
*   **Significant Event:** Rocket launch on 1965-10-04 at Gagarin's Start.

### Program and Sequence
*   **Part of Series:** Luna programme
*   **Follows:** Luna 6 (space probe)
*   **Followed By:** Luna 8 (space probe)

### Related Entities
*   **Class:** space probe
*   **Class:** Molniya (Soviet rocket)
*   **Class:** Molniya-M (Soviet space launcher rocket)

### Location
*   **Location:** LQ10

### Wikipedia Languages
*   bg, bn, cs, de, en, es, fa, fi, fr, hi

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013