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Mission
Kind: Lunar sample return
State: Successful
Place: Moon
Operator: GSMZ Lavochkin
Instruments: Stereo photographic imaging systemImproved Drill/Remote arm for sample collectionRadiation detectorRadio-altimeter
Date
Start:
Duration: 12 days
Mission Ending
Last Contact: 9 November 1974 (1974-11-10)
Rocket
Rocket: Proton-K/D
Kind: GSMZ Lavochkin
Manufacturer: GSMZ Lavochkin
Mass: 5,800 kg (12,800 lb)
Launch Site: Baikonur 81/24
Flyby
"Requesting permission for flyby." Maverick - Top Gun
Orbit
Reference System: Selenocentric
1º Orbit: Lunar
Lander
Place: Lunar
Region: 12°40′01″N 62°09′04″E / 12.6669°N 62.1511°E / 12.6669, 62.1511
Date: 6 November 1974
Luna 23 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program developed by the Soviet Union.
