Status
Success
Luna 9
Launch Time
Mon Jan 31, 1966 11:41 UTC
Mon Jan 31, 1966 11:41 UTC
First soft landing on the Moon.
Rocket
Mission Details
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 the celestial body.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,580.0 kg
Lunar orbit
Location
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1966
7th orbital launch attempt
Molniya-M
2nd mission
1st mission of 1966
2nd successful mission