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Entry no.
1970-0204
LUNA 16
LUNA 16 (NORAD 4527) returned its capsule, which landed on Earth on 24 September 1970, 12 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
4527
International designator
1970-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Sep 1970Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
24 Sep 1970Recorded time 05:18 UTC
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Return capsule landed on Earth
Latitude range
—
Mass
3,180 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Babakin
Bus
Luna E-8
Programme
E-8-5
Life in orbit
12 daysFrom the same launch
1970-072
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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