Luna 13 (E-6M series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program by Soviet Union. The Luna 13 spacecraft was launched toward the Moon onboard a Molniya-M and accomplished a soft landing on 24 December 1966, in the region of Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms"). [3]

5 days ago · Luna 13 was the third spacecraft to make a successful soft-landing on the Moon (following Luna 9 and Surveyor 1). The objectives of the mission were to image the lunar surface, study the physical and chemical properties of the lunar regolith, measure surface temperatures, and assess the radiation environment.

Dec 24, 2016 · With everything proceeding as planned, Luna 13 began to align itself with its approach trajectory at 16:00 UT on December 24 in preparation for landing. At 17:59 UT, Luna 13 ignited its KTDU-5A engine after its radar altimeter indicated an altitude of …

Luna-13 became the second Soviet probe and the world's third spacecraft to accomplish a soft-landing on the lunar surface, or on any other celestial body. At the conclusion of the Luna-13 mission, the Soviet space program was ready to enter the new 1967 with practically all the scientific knowledge about the Moon necessary to accomplish the ...

Mar 15, 2025 · General information about Luna 13; Telecommunications information for Luna 13; Experiments on Luna 13; Data collections from Luna 13

Luna 13 became the third spacecraft to land successfully on the surface of the Moon (after Luna 9 and the American Surveyor 1). The probe landed in the Ocean of Storms at 18:01 UT on 24 December 1966, between the Krafft and Seleucus craters at …

Luna 13 was the third successful spacecraft to conduct a moon landing on 24th December 1966. Its weight is 113 kilograms and it carried multiple scientific instruments and an imaging system. Images sent from Lunar 13 were five panoramas of the lunar surface.

Luna 13 (E-6M series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program by Soviet Union.

Luna 13 was the Soviet Union's second succesful lunar lander and, like its predecessor Luna 9, sent back photographs of the surface as well as testing the lunar soil. Luna 13's design is similar to Luna 9 but with additional instruments to take measurements of the Moon's surface.

LUNA 13, launched from Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) in 1966.