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E-6M No. 205

Molniya 8K78M launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 21, 1966, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 21, 1966 · 10:17 UTCLaunch 1966-116Launch no. 650 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 1966, 10:17
Launch designation
1966-116
Mission
E-6M No. 205
Flight name
Luna-13
Vehicle flight ID
N 15000- 55

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.2 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Luna-131966-116ANORAD 2626Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space1,196 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 24, 1966
ALS Luna-131966-116ANII-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.