Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Luna 14

  1968-027A


E-6LS No. 113 was launched on 1968 Apr 7 and named Luna-14. Luna-14 entered orbit around the Moon on Apr 10 and transmitted until sometime in June. Like Kosmos-159, it was based on Luna-12 and used for communications testing. It tested components for the piloted lunar L-3 project and mapped mascons.


Luna-14 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Apr 7  1009:32  Launch by Molniya  KB 
 1014  Blok-A sep 
 1014  Blok-I burn 
 1018  Blok-I sep 
 1109? BOZ burn 
 1110? Blok-L burn 
 1114? Blok-L sep 
1968 Apr 8  1937  TCM 
1968 Apr 10  1925  LOI  163 x 861 x 41.8 
1968 Jun 24   End of transmissions? 

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