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Luna 16 ascent vehicle
Ascent/return vehicle carried the sealed lunar sample off the surface toward Earth-return trajectory.
- Coordinates
- -0.5137, 56.3638 (positive-east)
- Era
- A (1959-1976)
- Parent mission
- Luna 16
- Role
- ascent/return vehicle
- Operator
- Soviet space program
- Nation
- USSR
- Launched (UTC)
- 1970-09-12
- Reached Moon (UTC)
- 1970-09-21
- Event type
- sample-return
- Outcome
- success
- Site
- Departed Mare Fecunditatis landing site
- Left on surface
- none left as intact ascent vehicle at site
- Returned material
- sample container sent to Earth-return capsule
- Current status
- departed lunar surface; final bus disposition not_found_yet
- Operational status (derived)
- inactive
- Source grade
- primary
- Review note
- review:high