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Luna 20

Lunar Lander

Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions, flown as part of the Luna program as a robotic counterpart to the six successful crewed American Apollo lunar sample return missions.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Lunar sample return 2
Launch Date
1972-02-14 3
Status
Status (category)
Mission Complete / Ended 1
Connections

Mission Of

Luna Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Luna 20

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Luna 20
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

NPO Lavochkin

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Luna 20 (Wikipedia)
The lunar samples were recovered the following dayView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Luna 20
  • Infobox, mission_type
    Lunar sample return
  • In Group: Luna Programme Lunar Landers, lead sentence: flown as part of the Luna program, second of three Soviet lunar sample-return missions
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Mission Of: Luna Program, Lead sentence
    Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions.
  • Part Of: Luna Program, Lead sentence
    Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions.
View the Source
3. Wikidata: Luna 20
Wikidata Q761733, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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