Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar sample return. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1970-U01; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 21 September 1970, 07:43 UTC
- Launch location
- KT No. 406, Luna-16 Site, Mare Fecunditatis, Langrenus A2
- Launch vehicle
- E-8-5 VA
- Orbit
- Planet-centered orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 24 September 1970
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Luna-16 VA
Lunar sample return.
- GCAT ID
- D01059
- Manufacturer
- Babakin Science and Research Space Center
- Launch mass
- 39 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.5 m diameter · 0.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Luna-16 VA.
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