Luna 20 Ye-8-5 lunar sample-return spacecraft family
Luna 20 was the Soviet Union’s 1972 lunar sample-return spacecraft that soft landed in the lunar highlands and returned 55 grams of lunar soil to Earth.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 20Lunik 20E-8-5 No. 408Automatic Station Luna 20
- Family Name
- Luna 20
- Full Name
- Luna 20 Ye-8-5 lunar sample-return spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 20 was the Soviet Union’s 1972 lunar sample-return spacecraft that soft landed in the lunar highlands and returned 55 grams of lunar soil to Earth.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:00:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:00:38 UTC