Luna 9
Mission overview
Luna 9 achieved the first soft landing on the Moon and returned the first images from the lunar surface.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q1159933) · launch date 1966-01-31 confirmed
| International designator | 1966-006A | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Launch mass | 1,584 kg | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- International designator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P247 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Manufacturer: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P176 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Launch mass: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P2067 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Outcome & discoveries
First soft landing on another world and first surface images of the Moon.
Mission profile
Knowledge connections
- Operated byRoscosmos
- Part of programLuna program
- Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
- Mission targetThe Moon
- Associated withLuna 9 Makes the First Soft Landing on the Moon
Related missions
| Mission | Type | Agency | Launch | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna 2The Moon | Impactor | Roscosmos | 1959-09-12 | Completed |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.