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Luna 13

Also known as Lunik 13, Luna13

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Completed · Success

The third spacecraft to make a successful soft-landing on the Moon, following Luna 9 and Surveyor 1; it landed in the region of Oceanus Procellarum and returned panoramas of the lunar landscape along with regolith density, penetrometer, temperature and radiation measurements.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Lander

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Luna 13 launched

    Earth

  2. Landing

    Luna 13 soft-landed in the region of Oceanus Procellarum

    Moon

  3. Milestone

    Luna 13 transmitted panoramas of the nearby lunar landscape

    Moon

  4. Loss of contact

    Luna 13 made its last transmission session

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Luna 13 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 24, 2026