Luna 17 / Lunokhod 1

Mission overview

Luna 17 delivered Lunokhod 1, the first robotic rover to operate on the surface of another world.

Outcome & discoveries

Lunokhod 1 drove over 10 km across the Moon during nearly a year of operations.

Mission profile

Spacecraft

Knowledge connections

• Operated byRoscosmos
• Part of programLunokhod program
• Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
• Mission targetThe Moon
• Mission includesLunokhod 1

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos

  Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.