Luna 19

  1971-082A

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The E-8 No. 202 spacecraft was modified for a lunar orbital mission. The Lunokhod, with its wheels removed, was firmly attached to the orbiter section and used as the science instrument compartment. The modified probe was designated E-8LS No. 202 and named Luna-19 after launch in Sep 1971.

Luna-19
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Sep 28	1000:22	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	1010:10	T+9:48 Stage 3 sep
	1014	Blok D MES-1
	1016	Blok D MECO-1, Earth orbit
	1035?	Desc node
	1115?	MES-2
	1118	Asc node
	1122	MECO-2
1971 Sep 29	1900:26	TCM
1971 Oct 1	1900:27	TCM
1971 Oct 2	2122:55	Lunar orbit insertion
	2126:35	LOI CO	121.75 140 x 140 x 40.58
1971 Oct 6		0100? TCM	120.9 126 x 137 x 40.6
1971 Nov 26		TCM
1971 Nov 28		TCM	130.7 72 x 390 x 40.68
1972 Feb 4			130.7 83 x 379 x 40.6
1972 Apr 3			130.7 134 x 329 x 40.2
1972 Aug 1			130.7 161 x 303 x 40.9
1972 Sep 30		Out of fuel?
1972 Oct 20		End of transmissions

Payload:

• TV cameras

• Gamma ray spectrometer

• Radio altimeter, 3.2cm pulse mod. antenna with 12 km swath.

• Magnetometer