Soviet lunar probe launched in 1966; first artificial satellite of the Moon
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Luna 10
Luna 10 mockup, Le Bourget (France)
Mission type
Lunar orbiter
Operator
Soviet space program
COSPAR ID
1966-027A
SATCAT no.
02126
Mission duration
60 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
E-6S
Manufacturer
GSMZ Lavochkin
Launch mass
1,583.7 kg[1]
Dry mass
540 kg
Start of mission
Launch date
31 March 1966, 10:46:59 UTC[1]
Rocket
Molniya-M 8K78M
Launch site
Baikonur, Site 31/6
End of mission
Last contact
30 May 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Selenocentric
Periselene altitude
349 km
Aposelene altitude
1015 km
Inclination
71.9°
Period
178.05 minutes
Lunar orbiter
Orbital insertion
3 April 1966, 18:44 GMT
Instruments
Magnetometer Gamma-ray spectrometer Five gas-discharge counters Two ion traps/charged particle trap Piezoelectric micrometeorite detector Infrared detector Low-energy x-ray photon counters
Luna programme
← Kosmos 111
Luna 11 →
Luna 10 (or Lunik 10) was a 1966 Soviet lunar robotic spacecraft mission in the Luna program. It was the first artificial satellite of the Moon.[2]
Luna 10 conducted extensive research in lunar orbit, gathering important data on the strength of the Moon's magnetic field,[3] its radiation belts, and the nature of lunar rocks (which were found to be comparable to terrestrial basalt rocks),[4] cosmic radiation, and micrometeoroid density. Perhaps its most important finding was the first evidence of mass concentrations (called "mascons") — areas of high density below the mare basins that distort lunar orbital trajectories.[5][6] Their discovery has usually been credited to the American Lunar Orbiter series.
^ abSiddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016(PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office. ISBN 9781626830431.
^Siddiqi, Asif A. (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016(PDF). The NASA history series (second ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASA History Program Office. p. 1. ISBN 9781626830424. LCCN 2017059404. SP2018-4041.
^Measurements of the Magnetic Field in the Vicinity of the Moon on the AMS LUNA-10 (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Measurements of Gamma Radiation of the Lunar Surface on the Space Station LUNA-10" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Harvey, Brian (17 August 2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387739762 – via Google Books.
^Determination of the Gravitational Field of the Moon by the Motion of the AMs LUNA-10 (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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