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Lunokhod 1

Spacecraft
Lunokhod 1, also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 was the first robotic rover on the Moon and the first to freely move across the surface of an astronomical object beyond the Earth. Sent by the Soviet Union it was part of the robotic rovers Lunokhod... Wikipedia
Launch date: November 10, 1970 at 9:44 AM EST
Manufacturer: Lavochkin
Max speed: 1.243 mph
COSPAR ID: 1970-095A
Dry mass: 756 kilograms (1,667 lb) (rover only)
Last contact: September 14, 1971
Launch mass: 5,600 kilograms (12,300 lb)