Luna 11 Ye-6LF lunar-orbiter spacecraft family
Luna 11 was the Soviet Union’s 1966 Ye-6LF lunar orbiter. It entered lunar orbit on August 27, carried imaging, radiation, magnetic-field, infrared, meteoroid, and technology experiments, and returned scientific data before an attitude-control fault ended imaging and the mission later that year.
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- Aliases
- Luna 11Lunik 11Ye-6LF No. 101Luna 11 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Luna 11
- Full Name
- Luna 11 Ye-6LF lunar-orbiter spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Luna 11 was the Soviet Union’s 1966 Ye-6LF lunar orbiter. It entered lunar orbit on August 27, carried imaging, radiation, magnetic-field, infrared, meteoroid, and technology experiments, and returned scientific data before an attitude-control fault ended imaging and the mission later that year.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:25:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:25:06 UTC