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Luna 24

Also known as Luna24

U.S.S.R · Launched

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Completed · Success

The last Soviet lunar mission and the third to return a sample, drilling deep into Mare Crisium and delivering the core to Earth.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Proton Booster Plus Upper Stage and Escape Stages
Launch site
Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Countries
Soviet Union
Mission types
Lander, Sample return

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Luna 24 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome

  2. Landing

    Luna 24 landed in Mare Crisium

    Moon

  3. Departure

    The capsule was launched from the Moon with 170.1 grams of samples

    Moon

  4. Sample return

    The capsule landed in western Siberia, southeast of Surgut

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Luna 24 · Lander

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026