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Luna 24

"Lunik 24"
NSSDC ID: 76-081A

Description:
The last of the Luna series of spacecraft, the mission of the Luna
24 probe was the third Soviet mission to retrieve lunar ground
samples (the first two were returned by Luna 16 and 20). The
probe landed in the area known as Mare Crisium (Sea of Crisis).
The mission successfully returned the samples to the Earth on
August 22, 1976. 

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1976-08-09 at 14:04:00 UTC
Launch Site/Country: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome),
                               U.S.S.R.
Launch Vehicle: Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and
                         Escape Stages
On-orbit dry mass: 4800.00 kg 

Orbital Information:
Orbit: Lander
Central Body: Moon
Epoch start date/time: 1976.231:02:00:00 (18 Aug.)
Latitude: 12.25 degrees
Longitude: 62.20 degrees
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