Characteristics
- Destination:
- planetary research
- Status:
- decommissioned
- Research Object:
- The Moon
- Launch Date:
- September 12, 1970
- Spaceport:
- Baikonur
- Launchers:
- Proton-K with the D upper stage
- Machine Weight:
- 5725 kg
- Working Orbit:
- flight to the Moon
- Active Lifetime:
- 8 days
Description
For the first time in history the automated spacecraft delivered samples of the lunar soil to the Earth. The total mass of the soil column delivered by Luna-16 was 101 grams.
