Soviet Space Program Proton / UR-500 K/D Luna-18

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton / UR-500 K/D Luna-18
Start: 1971-09-02T13:40:40.000Z
Location: 81/24 (81P)

Proton / UR-500 K/D

Status

Success

Date

2 SEP 1971

13:40

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Rocket

Proton / UR-500 K/D

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.

Height

57 m

Diameter

4 m

Launch Mass

696 T

Thrust

8,847 kN