Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 9, 1976, 15:04
- Launch designation
- 1976-081
- Mission
- E-8-5M No. 413
- Flight name
- Luna-24
- Vehicle flight ID
- 288-02
- Year
- Launches in 1976
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-24 KT | 1976-081ANORAD 9272 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 3,180 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 10, 1976 |
| Luna-24 VA | 1976-081ENORAD 9384 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 39 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 10, 1976 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.