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Luna 24 ascent vehicle
Lifted off from the Moon carrying the sample capsule.
- Coordinates
- 12.7142, 62.2129 (positive-east)
- Era
- A (1959-1976)
- Parent mission
- Luna 24
- Role
- ascent/return vehicle
- Operator
- Soviet space program
- Nation
- USSR
- Launched (UTC)
- 1976-08-09 15:04:12
- Reached Moon (UTC)
- 1976-08-19 05:25:00
- Event type
- sample-return
- Outcome
- success
- Site
- Departed Mare Crisium 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