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mission
Close ✕Luna 9
The first soft landing on another world, and the first pictures from its surface. Lander, operated by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) of Soviet Union. Robotic.
Surface position at Luna 9 landing site · 1966-01-31 – 1966-02-03
Lunar mission
Operated bySoviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) · Soviet Union
ProgrammeLuna
ClassLander · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched1966-01-31
Arrived1966-02-03
PositionLuna 9 landing site →
Connections
- travelled to Luna 9 landing site — Luna 9 reached this position, and the position is published.
- operated by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin) — Luna 9 was flown by Soviet lunar programme (OKB-1 / Lavochkin).
- part of Luna — Luna 9 was flown as part of the programme.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates