Luna 1

Luna 1, forby kent as Mechta (Roushie: Мечта, lit.: Dream),^[1] E-1 No.4 an First Cosmic Ship,^[2] wis the first spacecraft tae reach the vicinity o the Yird's Muin, an the first spacecraft tae be placed in heliocentric orbit.

Mechta

A museum replica
Mission teep	Lunar impactor
Operator	Soviet Union
Harvard designation	1959 Mu 1
COSPAR ID	1959-012A
SATCAT no.	112
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Launch mass	361 kilogram (796 lb)
Stairt o mission
Launch date	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). UTC
Rocket	Luna 8K72
Launch steid	Baikonur 1/5
Orbital parameters
Reference seestem	Heliocentric
Semi-major axis	1.146 AU
Eccentricity	0.14767
Perihelion	0.9766 AU
Aphelion	1.315 AU
Inclination	0.01 degrees[citation needit]
Period	450 days
Lunar fleebi (failed impact)
Closest approach	4 Januar 1959
Distance	5,995 kilometre (3,725 mi)