In orbitRocket body

SL-12 R/B(2)

NORAD: 5449
COSPAR: 1971-073B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Owner: Strategic Rocket Forces
Platform (bus): Blok D
Mass at launch: 13,360 kg
Dry mass: 1,800 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,800 kg
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 4.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 5.8 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S05449, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1971-09-02
Rocket: Proton-K/D
Flight: Luna-18
Mission name: E-8-5 No. 407
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC81/24
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1971-073

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1971-073, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1971-09-02
Orbits: the Moon

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 4

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit