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

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Luna-24a
Start: 1975-10-16T04:04:56.000Z
Location: 81/23 (81L)

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Failure

Date

16 OCT 1975

04:04

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

81/23 (81L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Lunar lander and sample return probe. Lost due to a launch vehicle failure.

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