Luna 17

*Luna 17*
	Luna 17 imaged by the LRO in 2010
Mission type	Planetary Science
Operator	Soviet space program
COSPAR ID	1970-095A
SATCAT no.	04691
Mission duration	308 days
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	GSMZ Lavochkin
Launch mass	5,700 kg (12,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	14:44:01, 10 November 1970 (UTC)
Rocket	Proton 8K82K with Blok D upper stage
Launch site	Baikonur Cosmodrome
End of mission
Last contact	13:05, 14 September 1971 (UTC)
Moon orbiter
Orbital insertion	15 November 1970
Moon lander
Landing date	03:46:50, 17 November 1970
Landing site	38°17′N 35°00′W / 38.28°N 35.0°W
Moon rover
Spacecraft component	Lunokhod 1
Landing date	06:28, 17 November 1970
Distance driven	10.54 km (6.55 mi)
Instruments
	Photographic imaging system
	X-ray spectrometer
	Penetrometer
	Laser reflector
	Radiation detectors
	X-ray telescope
	Odometer/Speedometer
	Luna programme ← Luna 16 Luna 18 →

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.

^ ^a ^b Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office. ISBN 9781626830431.
^ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Luna 17/Lunokhod 1". Retrieved 2010-12-25.

[beyond-1] Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office. ISBN 9781626830431.

[2] "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Luna 17/Lunokhod 1". Retrieved 2010-12-25.

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