1966-006A
Luna-9 was the first successful mission. It was article E-6M No. 13. The ALS lander has a pressurized spherical main spacecraft with a radio, a program timer, chemical batteries, telemetry and a thermal regulation system. Four antennae and a TV camera extend from the lander after its four `petals' open to turn it upright. The TV camera returned the first close up pictures of lunar soil.
| Luna-9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Jan 31 | 1141:37 | Launch by Molniya | KB |
| 1146 | Blok-A sep | ||
| 1146 | Blok-I burn | ||
| 1150 | Blok-I sep | 173 x 225 x 52 (TASS) | |
| 1248? | BOZ burn | ||
| 1249? | Blok-L burn | ||
| 1253:21 | Blok-L cutoff, sep | ||
| 1966 Feb 1 | 1929 | TCM, 233000 km from Moon, 71.2m/s | |
| 1966 Feb 3 | 1750? | Retro orientation, 8300 km | |
| 1966 Feb 3 | 1844:42 | Modules (otsekov) sep | |
| 1844:42 | Retro burn 75 km, 2.6 km/s | ||
| 1845:17 | Cutoff, 0.25km | ||
| 1845:25 | Dvigatel'niy ustanovka sep | ||
| 1845:30 | ALS Lunar landing 7 08 N 64 22 W | ||
| 1845:50 | Airbag jettison | ||
| 1846 | Petals open | ||
| 1849:40 | Transmission to Earth | ||
| 1966 Feb 6 | 2255 | End of transmissions | |
Payload:
- DU (Dvigatel'niy ustanovka, engine unit)
- SA (Descent apparatus)
- TV camera
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