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1976-0478

LUNA 24

LUNA 24 (NORAD 9272) landed on the Moon on 18 August 1976, 9 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
9272
International designator
1976-081A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Aug 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
18 Aug 1976Recorded time 06:36 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 18 Aug 1976

1 entry
1976-0479COSMOS 847 DEB

From the same launch

1976-081
1976-0468SL-12 R/B(2)1976-0469SL-12 R/B(1)1976-0482LUNA 24 RETURN VEHICLE
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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