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Luna-24 VA
Luna-24 VA was launched on August 9, 1976 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Aug 18, 1976).
COSPAR 1976-081EGCAT D00567Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Luna-24 VA
- Payload designation
- VA
- International designator
- 1976-081E
- GCAT identifier
- D00567
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Luna VA
Launch
- Date
- August 9, 1976 · 15:04 UTC
- Launch record
- 1976-081Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Landed attached to another object
- Status date
- August 18, 1976
Size
- Mass
- 39 kg
- Dry mass
- 39 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00567
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- August 13, 1976
- Phase outcome
- Landed attached to another object · August 18, 1976
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 1976 | Earth | Aug 13, 1976 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Aug 18, 1976 | Luna | Aug 18, 1976 | LOA | D01075 |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Ascent vehicle | Landed and operated | Aug 18, 1976 | — | 12.71, 62.21 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).