- Sunday, 19 May 2013
Luna 12
NSSDC/COSPAR ID: 1966-094A
Description
Luna 12 was launched towards the Moon from an earth-orbiting platform and achieved lunar orbit on October 25, 1966. The spacecraft was equipped with a television system that obtained and transmitted photographs of the lunar surface. The photographs contained 1100 scan lines with a maximum resolution of 14.9--19.8 m. Pictures of the lunar surface were returned on October 27, 1966. The number of photographs is not known. Radio transmissions from Luna 12 ceased on January 19, 1967, after 602 lunar orbits and 302 radio transmissions.
Alternate Names
- Lunik 12
- 02508
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 1966-10-22
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 1620.0 kg
Funding Agency
- Unknown (U.S.S.R)
Disciplines
- Planetary Science
- Space Physics
Additional Information
Questions or comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Dr. Robert D. Cess.
Personnel
| Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Artem Ivankov | General Contact | Lavochkin Association | artem.ivankov@laspace.ru |
Selected References
Luna 11, 12 and 13, TRW Space Log, TRW Systems Group, 6, No. 4, 50-53, Redondo Beach, Calif., 1967.
Shelton, W., Soviet space exploration - the first decade, Arthur Barker Ltd., Unnumbered, London, England, 1969.
Johnson, N. L., Handbook of soviet lunar and planetary exploration - volume 47 science and technology series, Amer. Astronau. Soc. Publ., 1979.
Luna 12
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