Luna 24
Space mission
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Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme. The 24th mission of the Luna series of spacecraft, the mission of the Luna 24 probe was the third Soviet mission to return lunar soil samples from the Moon. The probe landed in Mare... Wikipedia
Dates: Aug 9, 1976 – Aug 22, 1976
Launch mass: 5,800 kg (12,800 lb)
Mission duration: 13 days (achieved)
Rocket: Proton-K / Blok DM (s/n 288-02)
Sample mass: 170.1 g (6.00 oz)
SATCAT no.: 09272