Luna 19

USSR

International Sat. n°:

USSR satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation 05488 / 71082A
Launch date 28 Sep 1971 - 10:00:22 UT
Launch site B, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle Proton-K/D (257-01/11S824)
Satellite type Ye-8-LS #1
Mission Lunar Orbiter
Selenocentric orbit on 1971 Oct 03:
Perihelion / Aphelion  140 x 140 km
Eccentricity 0
Inclination 40.58 °
Period  121.75 min
Selenocentric orbit on 1971 Nov 28:
Perihelion / Aphelion  77 x 385
Eccentricity 0.078
Inclination 40.68 °
Period  131 min

Specifications:

Manufacturer Lavochkin
Operator  
Mass at launch 5810 kg
Dry mass kg
Dimension  2.3 high - 3.2 wide - 3.3 deep
Basic shape  Pyramid
Solar array  
Lifetime -

Mission details:

Heavy lunar Orbiter; conducted lunar surface mapping. Luna 19 entered an intermediate earth parking orbit and was then put on a translunar trajectory by the Proton Block D stage. It entered lunar orbit on October 3, 1971. Luna 19 extended the systematic study of lunar gravitational fields and location of mascons (mass concentrations). It also studied the lunar radiation environment, the gamma-active lunar surface, and the solar wind. Photographic coverage via a television system was also obtained.
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