Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar rover. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1970-095; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 10 November 1970, 14:44:01 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K/D
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 17 November 1970
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Luna 17
Lunar rover.
- GCAT ID
- S04691
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 2,944 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-417
- Dimensions
- 1.5 m long · 3.5 m diameter · 5 m span
Lunokhod-1
Lunar rover.
- GCAT ID
- A01885
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 756 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.9 m long · 2.1 m diameter · 4.4 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Luna 17.
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