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Entry no.
1972-0054

LUNA 20

LUNA 20 (NORAD 5835) returned from deep space and landed on 25 February 1972, 11 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
5835
International designator
1972-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Feb 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
25 Feb 1972Recorded time 19:12 UTC
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Returned from deep space and landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
39 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
Luna VA
Programme
E-8-5 VA

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 25 Feb 1972

1 entry
1972-0053COSMOS 462 DEB

From the same launch

1972-007
1972-0045SL-12 R/B(1)1972-0048Luna-20 KT
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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