MISSION NAME
Luna-24 24
Status
Success
DATE
9 AUG 1976
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Description
Lunar lander and sample return probe
Proton-K/D-1
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.