Luna Mission
Mission | Launch Date |
Type of Mission |
Notes | Additional Information |
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Luna 1 | 1/2/59 | Lunar flyby | Passed over the Moon at 5000-6000 kilometers on 1/4/59 | Luna 1 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 2 | 9/12/59 | Lunar landing | Impacted Moon 9/13/59 at 22:02:04 UT Palus Putredinis, 29.10°N lat., 0.0° long. |
Luna 2 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 3 | 10/4/59 | Lunar flyby | Photographed the farside of the Moon on 10/7/59 | Luna 3 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 9 | 1/31/66 | Lunar landing | Landed on Moon 2/3/66 at 18:44:52 UT Oceanus Procellarum, 7.08°N lat., 295.63°E long. |
Luna 9 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 10 | 3/31/66 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit on 4/3/66 | Luna 10 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 11 | 8/24/66 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit on 8/28/66 | Luna 11 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 12 | 10/22/66 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit on 10/25/66 and returned images | Luna 12 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 13 | 12/21/66 | Lunar landing | Landed on Moon 12/24/66 at 18:01:00 UT Oceanus Procellarum, 18.87°N lat., 297.95°E long. |
Luna 13 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 14 | 4/7/68 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit on 4/10/68 | Luna 14 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 15 | 7/13/69 | Lunar lander | Crashed on Moon 7/21/69 at 15:51 UT Mare Crisium,17°N lat., 60°W long. Believed to have been an attempted sample- return mission, similar to Luna 16, 20, and 24 |
Luna 15 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 16 | 9/12/70 | Lunar sample return | Landed on Moon 9/20/70 at 05:18:00 UT Mare Fecunditatis, 0.68°S lat., 56.30°E long. |
Luna 16 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 17 | 11/10/70 | Lunar lander | Landed on Moon 11/17/70 at 03:47:00 UT Mare Imbrium, 38.28°N lat., 325.00°E long. Lunar Rover - Lunokhod 1 |
Luna 17 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 19 | 9/28/71 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit on 10/3/71 and returned images | Luna 19 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 20 | 2/14/72 | Lunar landing | Landed on Moon 2/21/72 at 19:19:00 UT Mare Fecunditatis, 3.57°N lat., 56.50°E long. Lunar sample return to Earth 2/25/72 |
Luna 20 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 21 | 1/8/73 | Lunar landing | Landed on Moon 1/15/73 at 23:35:00 UT Mare Serenitatis, 25.51°N lat., 30.38°E long. Lunar Rover - Lunokhod 2 |
Luna 21 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 22 | 6/2/74 | Lunar orbiter | Entered lunar orbit around 6/3/74 and returned images | Luna 22 Information at NSSDC |
Luna 24 | 8/14/76 | Lunar sample return | Landed on Moon 8/18/76 at 02:00:00 UT Mare Crisium, 12.25°N lat., 62.20°E long. |
Luna 24 Information at NSSDC |
Luna Mission Information at NSSDC
Additional Luna Mission Information