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Entry no.
1971-0217
LUNA 18
LUNA 18 (NORAD 5448) impacted the Moon on 11 September 1971, 9 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
5448
International designator
1971-073A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Sep 1971Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
11 Sep 1971Recorded time 07:47 UTC
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
3,180 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
Luna E-8
Programme
E-8-5
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1971-073
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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