Soviet Space Program
Luna-18
Proton / UR-500 K/D
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, September 2, 1971 · 13:40 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
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.071° N, 62.985° E
12
Pad Launches
336
Location Launches
597
Agency Launches
84
Orbital This Year