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Also known as Lunik 12

Soviet lunar orbiter

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Within Vinony's link graph, Luna 12 is referenced by 322 other articles, and connects out to European Space Agency, Luna programme and Lunokhod programme.

Vinony files it under 1966 in the Soviet Union, Luna programme and Non Earth orbiting satellites of the Soviet Union.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mission type
Lunar orbiter
Operator
Soviet space program
Cospar id
1966-094A
Satcat number span no
02508
Mission duration
89 days
Spacecraft type
E-6LF
Manufacturer
GSMZ Lavochkin
Launch mass
1,640 kilograms (3,620 lb)
Launch date
October 22, 1966, 08:42:26 ( 1966-10-22UTC08:42:26Z ) UTC
Rocket
Molniya-M 8K78M
Launch site
Baikonur 31/6
Last contact
January 19, 1967 ( 1967-01-20 )
Reference system
Selenocentric
Semi major axis
2,404.5 kilometres (1,494.1 mi)
Periselene altitude
1,871 kilometres (1,163 mi)
Aposelene altitude
2,938 kilometres (1,826 mi)
Inclination
10 degrees
Period
205 minutes

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Wikidata facts

Mass
1620
Orbital period
325
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Commons category
Luna programme
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1966-10-22
orbital inclination
36.6
apoapsis
1742
periapsis
103
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Encyclopedic overview

Luna 12 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 12.

Overview

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luna 12” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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