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Entry no.
1966-0030
LUNA 9
LUNA 9 (NORAD 1954) impacted the Moon on 3 February 1966, 3 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
1954
International designator
1966-006A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Jan 1966Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
3 Feb 1966Recorded time 18:45 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
1,166 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
E-6 DU
Programme
E-6M
Life in orbit
3 daysFrom the same launch
1966-006
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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