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| Mission type | Lunar lander |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-116A |
| SATCAT no. | 02626 |
| Mission duration | 6 days, 19 h, 56 min. |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | GSMZ Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 1,620 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 December 1966, 10:17:08 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Molniya-M 8K78M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 28 December 1966, 06:13 GMT |
| Lunar lander | |
| Landing date | 24 December 1966, 18:04 GMT |
| Landing site | 18°52′N 62°03′W / 18.87°N 62.05°W [2] |
Luna 13 (E-6M series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program by Soviet Union.
- ^ a b Siddiqi, Asif (2018). Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (PDF) (second ed.). NASA History Program Office. ISBN 9781626830431.
- ^ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Luna 13". Retrieved 24 December 2010.