Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 28, 1974, 14:30
- Launch designation
- 1974-084
- Mission
- E-8-5M No. 410
- Flight name
- Luna-23
- Vehicle flight ID
- 285-01
- Year
- Launches in 1974
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 4.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna-23 KT | 1974-084ANORAD 7491 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 3,180 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 29, 1974 |
| Luna-23 VA | 1974-084 | 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.