Luna (rocket)
The Luna 8K72 vehicles were carrier rockets used by the Soviet Union for nine space probe launch attempts in the Luna programme between 23 September 1958 and 16 April 1960. Like many other Soviet launchers of that era, the Luna 8K72 vehicles were derived from the R-7 Semyorka design, part of the R-7 (rocket family), which was also the basis for the Vostok and modern Soyuz rocket.
Blok E upper stage, with Luna payload | |
| Function | Carrier rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Size | |
| Mass | 277,000 kg (611,000 lb) |
| Stages | 3 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Mass | 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | R-7 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | Baikonur: LC-1/5 |
| Total launches | 9 |
| Success(es) | 3 |
| Type of passengers/cargo | Luna probes |
| First stage (Block B, V, G, D) | |
| Powered by | 1 RD-107-8D74-1958 |
| Maximum thrust | 990.00 kN |
| Burn time | 120 seconds |
| Propellant | Kerosene/LOX |
| Second stage (Block A) | |
| Powered by | 1 RD-108-8D75-1958 |
| Maximum thrust | 936.500 kN |
| Burn time | 320 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Third stage (Block E) | |
| Powered by | 1 RD-0105 |
| Maximum thrust | 49.0 kN |
| Burn time | 316 seconds |
| Propellant | Kerosene/LOX |
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