Luna-16a Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

23 Sep 1969, 2:07pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

81/24 (81P)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Proton / UR-500 K/D image

Proton / UR-500 K/D

Mission

Luna-16a

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Updated: Feb 15, 11:11pm UTC

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