Back لونا 10 Arabic Луна 10 Bulgarian লুনা ১০ Bengali/Bangla Luna 10 Catalan لونا ١٠ CKB Luna 10 Czech Luna 10 German Λουνά 10 Greek Luna 10 Spanish لونا ۱۰ Persian
 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 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.[1]
Luna 10 conducted extensive research in lunar orbit, gathering important data on the strength of the Moon's magnetic field,[2] its radiation belts, and the nature of lunar rocks (which were found to be comparable to terrestrial basalt rocks),[3] cosmic radiation, and micrometeoroid density. Perhaps its most important finding was the first evidence of mass concentrations (called "mascons") — areas of denser material below the lunar surface that distort lunar orbital trajectories.[4][5][6]
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.