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Also known as LOK Luna 17, Lunik 17

space probe

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Mission type
Planetary Science
Operator
Soviet space program
Cospar id
1970-095A
Satcat number span no
04691
Mission duration
308 days
Manufacturer
GSMZ Lavochkin
Launch mass
5,700 kg (12,600 lb)
Launch date
14:44:01, 10 November 1970 (UTC) ( 1970-11-10T14:44:01Z )
Rocket
Proton 8K82K with Blok D upper stage
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Last contact
13:05, 14 September 1971 (UTC) ( 1971-09-14T13:05:00Z )
Orbital insertion
15 November 1970
Landing date
03:46:50, 17 November 1970
Landing site
38°17′N 35°00′W / 38.28°N 35.0°W / 38.28; -35.0
Spacecraft component
Lunokhod 1
Distance driven
10.54 km (6.55 mi)

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Luna 17
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1970-11-10
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Luna programme

Luna 17 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17. It deployed the first robotic rover onto the surface of the Moon.

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