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LUNA 7

"Lunik 7"
NSSDC ID: 1965-077A

Description:
The Luna 7 spacecraft was intended to achieve a soft landing on
the Moon. However, due to premature retrofire and cutoff of the
retrorockets, the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface in the
Sea of Storms.

Launch Information:
Launch Date/Time: 1965-10-04 at 07:55:00 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: 1504 kg

Orbital Information:
No orbital information is available. 

Discipline(s)
Space Physics
Planetary Science

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