Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 2, 1971, 13:40
- Launch designation
- 1971-073
- Mission
- E-8-5 No. 407
- Flight name
- Luna-18
- Vehicle flight ID
- 256-01
- Year
- Launches in 1971
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 5.8 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna-18 KT | 1971-073ANORAD 5448 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 3,180 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 3, 1971 |
| Luna-18 VA | 1971-073A | Ministry of General Machine Building | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.