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1976-0482

LUNA 24 RETURN VEHICLE

LUNA 24 RETURN VEHICLE (NORAD 9384) returned from deep space and landed on 22 August 1976, 13 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
9384
International designator
1976-081E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Aug 1976Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
22 Aug 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 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

13 days

Also ended on 22 Aug 1976

1 entry
1976-0483SALYUT 5 DEB

From the same launch

1976-081
1976-0468SL-12 R/B(2)1976-0469SL-12 R/B(1)1976-0478LUNA 24
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