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1974-0296

LUNA 23

LUNA 23 (NORAD 7491) landed on the Moon on 6 November 1974, 9 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
7491
International designator
1974-084A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Oct 1974Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
6 Nov 1974Recorded time 05:37 UTC
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed on 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 days

Also ended on 6 Nov 1974

4 entries
1974-0295COSMOS 6911974-0297SL-4 R/B1974-0298COSMOS 691 DEB1974-0299SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1974-084
1974-0285SL-12 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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