Moon
Luna 9
Lunar probe.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar probe. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1966-006; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 31 January 1966, 11:41:37 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Molniya 8K78M
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 6 February 1966
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Luna 9
Lunar probe.
- GCAT ID
- S01954
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 1,166 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-5A
- Dimensions
- 2.7 m long · 0.6 m diameter · 2.7 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Luna 9.
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