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Luna 16
EndedFacts last verified against primary sources on 2026-10-10
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Facts
- Operator
- Lavochkin design bureau (USSR)
- Country
- SU
- Type
- lander
- Launch
- 1970-09-12 13:25 UTC
- Landing
- 1970-09-20 05:18 UTC
- End
- 1970-09-24 05:26 UTC
Landing site
Mare Fecunditatis · 0.5137°S 56.3638°E ± 3.7 m
Soft landing · source: pds.lroc.im-ldi.com
Timeline
- 1970-09-21 07:43 UTCAscent stage lift-off from the Moon
- 1970-09-24 05:26 UTCSample capsule landed in Kazakhstan