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Luna Ascent Stage

NPO Lavochkin · Retired

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Ascent stage of the lunar lander used for the Soviet Luna sample return missions.

Specifications

Thrust
Height
Diameter
Launch mass
Stages
Launch cost
LEO capacity
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
3
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
3 of 3
Current success streak
3
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches