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Luna 22
Space probe. Luna 22 was launched on May 29, 1974 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (May 30, 1974).
COSPAR 1974-037ANORAD 7315Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Luna-22
- Common name
- Luna 22
- Payload designation
- E-8LS No. 206
- International designator
- 1974-037A
- NORAD catalog number
- 7315
- GCAT identifier
- S07315
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.296
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- E-8
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Luna E-8
Launch
- Date
- May 29, 1974 · 08:56 UTC
- Launch record
- 1974-037Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/24
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Apogee
- 400,000 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- May 30, 1974
- Last known active
- November 1975
- End of operations
- November 1975
Size
- Mass
- 3,400 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,000 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 3,800 kg
- Length
- 3.5 m
- Diameter
- 3.50 m
- Span
- 6.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00520
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- June 2, 1974
- Phase outcome
- Entered orbit around the target · June 2, 1974
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1974 | Earth | Jun 2, 1974 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Jun 2, 1974 | Luna | 1976 | Reentered (orbital decay) | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Orbiter | Impact after orbital decay | 1976 | — | — |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q950874 (CC0).