Luna Ye-8LS lunar orbiter spacecraft family
Luna Ye-8LS was the Soviet advanced lunar-orbiter design flown by Luna 19 and Luna 22. Derived from the Ye-8 spacecraft lineage, the wheelless bus carried instruments for lunar orbital and near-space research during the two successful missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ye-8LS lunar orbiterLuna 19/22 spacecraftLunik 19/22
- Family Name
- Luna Ye-8LS
- Full Name
- Luna Ye-8LS lunar orbiter spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna Ye-8LS was the Soviet advanced lunar-orbiter design flown by Luna 19 and Luna 22. Derived from the Ye-8 spacecraft lineage, the wheelless bus carried instruments for lunar orbital and near-space research during the two successful missions.
- First Flight Year
- 1,971
- Last Flight Year
- 1,974
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:56:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 18:56:45 UTC