Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Luna-24

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Luna-24
Start: 1976-08-09T15:04:12.000Z
Location: 81/23 (81L)

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Success

Date

9 AUG 1976

15:04

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

81/23 (81L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Rocket

Proton-K/D-1

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Impactor

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

57 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

707 T

Thrust

8,847 kN