Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 31, 1966, 11:41
- Launch designation
- 1966-006
- Mission
- E-6M No. 202 (13)
- Flight name
- Luna-9
- Vehicle flight ID
- U 15000- 49
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna-9 | 1966-006ANORAD 1954 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 1,166 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Feb 3, 1966 |
| ALS Luna-9 | 1966-006A | NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88) | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.