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The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Success
Luna-23
Proton / UR-500 K/DSoviet Space Program81/24 (81P)
Monday, October 28, 1974 · 02:30 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Lunar lander and sample return probe
PayloadLuna-23
OrbitLunar Impactor
CustomerLuna
Stages4
Pad81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 46.071°N
- Longitude
- 62.985°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
02:30 PM UTC - 02:30 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
