Wednesday, February 16, 1994

Luna 12

 1966-094A


E-6LF No. 102 (Luna-12) was launched shortly after Luna-11’s mission ended. Launch mass was 1620 kg. LOI burn reduced lunar velocity from 2.085 km/s to 1.148 km/s with a 100 x 1740 km orbit.


Luna-12 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Oct 22  0842  Launch by Molniya  KB 
 0846  Blok-A sep 
 0846  Blok-I burn 
 0851  Blok-I MECO 
 0851? Blok-I sep 
 0947? BOZ burn 
 0948? Blok-L burn 
 0952? Blok-L sep 
1966 Oct 23   TCM 
1966 Oct 25  2043? Modules separate 
1966 Oct 25  2047  Lunar orbit insertion  205.4 101 x 1746 x 17.8 
1966 Oct 29   Photo mission begins
1967 Jan  End of transmissions

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