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1966-0505

LUNA 13

LUNA 13 (NORAD 2626) impacted the Moon on 24 December 1966, 3 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
2626
International designator
1966-116A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Dec 1966Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
24 Dec 1966Recorded time 18:01 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
1,196 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
E-6 DU
Programme
E-6M

Life in orbit

3 days

Came down with LUNA 13

1 entry
1966-0504OPS 8968

From the same launch

1966-116
1966-0501SL-6 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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