LAUNCH MISSION
Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Luna-24a
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Description
Lunar lander and sample return probe. Lost due to a launch vehicle failure.
Proton-K/D-1
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.