A Russian comemorative dish of Luna 1, Dulevo Porcelain Manufactory, 1959.
Painted and gilded decoration of the rocket launch and the date 2 January 1959. Diameter 34,5 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. This was followed by the Space race. The second of January 1959 the Soviet Union successfully launched the Luna 1 satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Luna 1 would become the first man-made object to escape the pull of the Earth's gravity and the first man-made object to orbit the Sun. This plate is to commemorate the event.
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