Luna 14

font size="+1"> Luna 14
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b> Organization: Soviet Union
b> Major Contractors: GSMZ Lavochkin
b> Mission Type: Planetary Science Lunar Orbit
b> Satellite of: Moon
b> Launch: April 7, 1968 at 10:09:32 UTC
b> Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M (4-Stage R-7 / SS-6)
b> Mission Highlight: Entered lunar orbit on
April 10, 1968, 19:25 UTC
b> Mission Duration: ?
b> Mass: 1,700 kg
b> NSSDC ID: 1968-027A
b> Webpage: NASA NSSDC Master Catalog
olspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#skyblue"|Orbital elements
b> Semimajor Axis: 6,892.8 km
b> Eccentricity: .16
b> Inclination: 42
b> Orbital Period: 160 minutes
b> Apogee: 870 km
b> Perigee: 160 km
b> Orbits: ?
olspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#skyblue"|Instruments
b> Magnetometer : Lunar magnetic field
b> Gamma-ray spectrometer :
b> Five gas-discharge counters :
b> Two ion traps/charged particle trap :
b> Piezoelectric micrometer detector :
b> Infrared detector :
b> Low-energy x-ray photon counters :
Luna 14 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program run by the Soviet Union. It was also called Lunik 14. The Luna 14 spacecraft entered a 160 x 870 km lunar orbit with an inclination of 42 degrees at 19:25 UT on April 10, 1968. The spacecraft is believed to have been similar to Luna 12 and the instrumentation was similar to that carried by Luna 10. It provided data for studies of the interaction of the earth and lunar masses, the lunar gravitational field, the propagation and stability of radio communications to the spacecraft at different orbital positions, solar charged particles and cosmic rays, and the motion of the Moon. This flight was the final flight of the second generation of the Luna series. Luna 14 successfully entered lunar orbit at 19:25 UT on 10 April 1968. Initial orbital parameters were 160 x 870 kilometers at 42 inclination. The primary goal of the flight was to test communications systems in support of the N1-L3 piloted lunar landing project. Ground tracking of the spacecrafts orbit also allowed controllers to accurately map lunar gravitational anomalies in order to predict trajectories of future lunar missions such as those of the LOK and LK lunar landing vehicles. Luna 14 also carried scientific instruments to study cosmic rays and charged particles from the Sun, although few details have been revealed.
  • Launch Date/Time: 1968-04-07 at 10:09:00 UTC
  • On-orbit dry mass: 1700 kg

Preceded by :
Luna 13
Luna program Followed by :
Luna 15

 

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