THE SOVIET LUNAR PROGRAM

Russia



Type / Application: Lunar impact / Lunar lander

Luna 1 (Ye-1 #4)

 

Satellite Date LS   Launcher Remarks:
Luna [Ye-1 #1] 23.09.1958 B F Vostok-L  
Luna [Ye-1 #2] 11.10.1958 B F Vostok-L  
Luna [Ye-1 #3] 04.12.1958 B F Vostok-L  
Luna 1 [Ye-1 #4] (Mechta) 02.01.1959 B   Vostok-L  1e Fly-by of the Moon
Luna [Ye-1A #1] 18.06.1959 B F Vostok-L  
Luna 2 [Ye-1A #2] 12.09.1959 B   Vostok-L  1e impact on the Moon
Luna 3 [Ye-2A #1] 04.10.1959 B   Vostok-L  Fly--by & photos
Luna [Ye-3 #1] 15.04.1960 B p Vostok-L Stage 3 cutoff to early, 200000 km
Luna [Ye-3 #2] 19.04.1960 B F Vostok-L  (launch 16/04 ?)
Luna (E-6 #1) (Sputnik 25) 04.01.1963 B P Molniya-L   
Luna (E-6 #2) 03.02.1963 B F Molniya-L   
Luna 4 (E-6 #3) 02.04.1963 B    Molniya-L   
Luna (E-6 #4) 21.03.1964 B F Molniya-M   
Luna (E-6 #5) 20.04.1964 B F Molniya-M   
Cosmos 60 (Luna, E-6 #6) 12.03.1965 B P Molniya-L   
Luna (E-6 #7) 10.04.1965 B F Molniya-L   
Luna 5 (E-6 #8) 09.05.1965 B    Molniya-M   
Luna 6 (E-6 #9) 08.06.1965 B    Molniya-M   
Luna 7 (E-6 #10) 04.10.1965 B    Molniya   
Luna 8 (E-6 #11) 03.12.1965 B    Molniya   
Luna 9 (E-6 #12) 31.01.1966 B    Molniya-M   
Cosmos 111 (Luna, E-6S #1) 01.03.1966 B P Molniya-M   
Luna 10 (E-6S #2) 31.03.1966 B    Molniya-M   
Luna 11 (E-6LF #1) 24.08.1966 B   Molniya-M  
Luna 12 (E-6LF #2) 22.10.1966 B   Molniya-M  
Luna 13 (E-6M #1) 21.12.1966 B    Molniya-M   
Luna E-6LS 07.02.1968 B, LC1 F Molniya-M   
Cosmos 300 (Luna, E-8-5) 23.09.1969 B, LC-81/24 P Proton-K/D   
Luna 14 (E-6LS #113) 07.04.1968 B, LC1    Molniya-M   
Luna E-8 #1 19.02.1969 B, LC81/24 F Molniya-K  Lunokhod
Luna E-8 14.04.1969 B, LC81/24 F Molniya-K   
Luna E-8-5 14.06.1969 B, LC81/24 F Molniya-K/D   
Luna 15 (E-8-5 #401) 13.07.1969 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D   
Cosmos 305 (Luna, E-8-5) 22.10.1969 B, LC-81/24 P Proton-K/D   
Cosmos (Luna, E-8-5) 06.02.1970 B, F Proton-K/D   
Luna 16 (E-8-5) 12.09.1970 B, LC81/23    Molniya-K/D   
Luna 17 (E-8 #2) 10.11.1970 B, LC81/23    Molniya-K/D  Lunokhod 1
Luna 18 (E-8-5) 02.09.1971 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D  
Luna 19 (E-LS #1) 28.09.1971 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D  
Luna 20 (E-8-5) 14.02.1971 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D  
Luna 21 (E-8 #3) 08.01.1973 B, LC81/23    Molniya-K/D  Lunokhod 2
Luna 22 (E-8-LS #206) 29.05.1974 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D  
Luna 23 (E-8-5M #1) 28.10.1974 B, LC81/24    Molniya-K/D  
Luna 75A (E-8-5M) 16.10.1975 B, LC81/23  F Molniya-K/D  
Luna 24 (E-8-5M #3) 09.08.1976 B, LC81/23    Molniya-K/D  

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