| Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-094A |
| SATCAT no. | 02508 |
| Mission duration | 89 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | E-6LF |
| Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 1,640 kilograms (3,620 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 22, 1966, 08:42:26 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | January 19, 1967 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Semi-major axis | 2,404.5 kilometres (1,494.1 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.31 |
| Periselene altitude | 1,871 kilometres (1,163 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 2,938 kilometres (1,826 mi) |
| Inclination | 10 degrees |
| Period | 205 minutes |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | October 25, 1966, 20:45 UTC |
| Orbits | 602 |
Luna 12 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 12.
- ^ a b Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office. ISBN 9781626830431.