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Luna 23

"Lunik 23" 
NSSDC ID:1974-084A

Description:
Luna 23 was a Moon lander mission which was intended to return a
lunar sample to Earth. Launched to the Moon by a Proton SL-12/
D-1-e booster, the spacecraft was damaged during landing in Mare
Crisium (Sea of Crises). The sample collecting apparatus could not
operate and no samples were returned. The lander continued trans-
missions for 3 days after landing. In 1976, Luna 24 landed several
hundred meters away and successfully returned samples. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1974-10-28 at 14:30:32 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), 
                                        U.S.S.R
Vehicle: Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and Escape Stages

Orbital Information:
Orbit: Orbiter
Central Body: Moon
Epoch Start Date/Time: 1974.304:00:00:00 (31 Oct)
Epoch End Date/Time: 1974.310:00:00:00 (06 Nov) 
 
Discipline(s)
Planetary Science
Space Physics

Sponsoring Agencies/Countries
Unknown/U.S.S.R
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