Soviet Space Program
Luna-16
Proton / UR-500 K/D
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, September 12, 1970 · 13:25 UTC
Mission
/01Lunar lander and sample return probe
Mission Type
Lunar Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton / UR-500 K/D
Variant: K/D
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.074° N, 62.978° E
17
Pad Launches
296
Location Launches
504
Agency Launches
79
Orbital This Year