Luna 12 orbiter

Entered lunar orbit and returned images.

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Luna 12

Role

lunar orbiter

Operator

Soviet space program

Nation

USSR

Launched (UTC)

1966-10-22

Reached Moon (UTC)

1966-10-25

Event type

orbiter

Outcome

success

Site

Lunar orbit

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

lunar orbiter; final impact/site not_found_yet

Operational status (derived)

unknown

Source grade

primary

Review note

review:medium

Primary source