| Mission type | Lunar orbiter Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1968-027A |
| SATCAT no. | 03178 |
| Mission duration | 75 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | E-6LS |
| Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 1,640 kilograms (3,620 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 April 1968, 10:09:32 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 24 June 1968 [2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Eccentricity | 0.16 |
| Periselene altitude | 1,894 kilometres (1,177 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 2,607 kilometres (1,620 mi) |
| Inclination | 42 degrees |
| Period | 160 minutes |
| Epoch | 9 April 1968, 19:00:00 UTC[3] |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 10 April 1968, 19:25 UTC |
Luna 14 (E-6LS series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program run by the Soviet Union. It was also called Lunik 14.
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