 Stamp commemorating Luna 11 | |
| Mission type | Lunar orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-078A |
| SATCAT no. | 02406 |
| Mission duration | 38 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | E-6LF |
| Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 1640 kg[1] |
| Dry mass | 1136 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 August 1966, 08:03:21 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | TsSKB-Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 1 October 1966 |
| Decay date | Late 1966 or Early 1967 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Periselene altitude | 1898 km |
| Aposelene altitude | 2931 km |
| Inclination | 27° |
| Period | 178 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 August 1966 [2] |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 27 August 1966, 21:49 GMT |
| Orbits | 277 |
| Instruments | |
| Imaging system for lunar photography Gamma-ray spectrometer Magnetometer Radiation detectors Infrared radiometer Meteoroid detector R-1 transmission experiment | |
Luna 11 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna program. It was also called Lunik 11. Luna 11 was launched towards the Moon onboard a Molniya-M and entered lunar orbit on 27 August 1966.
- ^ a b Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2018.