Satellite Luna 2

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The Soviet Union launched Luna 1, a historic mission that marked the first time a human-made object orbited the sun in space. However, NASA's timeline incorrectly labels it as a failure due to its crash into the moon, failing to reach orbit. This narrative doesn't entirely align with the facts. The primary objective of Luna 1 was to achieve lunar orbit, while its secondary goal was to track the satellite at that distance. Both objectives were successfully accomplished by the mission's developers. They managed to track the satellite all the way to the moon, where it crashed in the Sea of Tranquility. It's worth noting that later Luna missions achieved orbital success before the United States' manned missions took place. This achievement can be found on Thingiverse at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1629138