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Luna 11

"Lunik 11" 
NSSDC ID: 66-078A

Description:
Luna 11 was launched towards the Moon from an earth-orbiting
platform and entered lunar orbit on August 28, 1966. The
objectives of the mission included the study of: (1) lunar
gamma- and X-ray emissions in order to determine the Moon's
chemical composition; (2) lunar gravitational anomalies; (3)
the concentration of meteorite streams near the Moon; and, (4)
the intensity of hard corpuscular radiation near the Moon. A
total of 137 radio transmissions and 277 orbits of the Moon
were completed before the batteries failed on October 1, 1966. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1966-08-24 at 08:09:00 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome),
                                   U.S.S.R.
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation 
                           Upper Stage + Escape Stage
On-orbit dry mass: 3616.00 kg 

Orbital Information:
Orbit: Orbiter
Central Body: Moon
Epoch start date/time: 1966.230:00:00:00 (18 Aug.)
Epoch end date/time: 1966.274:00:00:00 (01 Oct.)
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