Luna 9
Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna programme. On 3 February 1966, the Luna 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to achieve a survivable landing on a celestial body.
A replica of Luna 9 on display in the Museum of Air and Space Paris, Le Bourget. | |
| Mission type | Lunar lander |
|---|---|
| Operator | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 01954 |
| Mission duration | 6 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Ye-6 |
| Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 1583.7 kg |
| Landing mass | 99 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 31 January 1966, 11:41:37 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M s/n 103-32 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 6 February 1966, 22:55 GMT |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Highly elliptical |
| Perigee altitude | 220 km |
| Apogee altitude | 500000 km |
| Inclination | 51.8° |
| Period | 14.96 days |
| Epoch | 31 January 1966 |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | 3 February 1966, 18:45:30 GMT |
| Landing site | 7.08°N 64.37°W or 7.13°N 64.37°W |
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