Lunar Missions Timeline by Shakshi P.

Luna 1,Lunar flyby

Jan 2, 1959

Passed over the Moon at 5000-6000 kilometers on 1/4/59

Luna 3, Lunar flyby

Apr 10, 1959

Photographed the farside of the Moon on 10/7/59

Luna 2,Lunar Landing

Dec 9, 1959

Impacted Moon 9/13/59 at 22:02:04 UT
Palus Putredinis, 29.10°N lat., 0.0° long.

Luna 9, Lunar landing

Jan 31, 1966

Landed on Moon 2/3/66 at 18:44:52 UT Oceanus Procellarum, 7.08°N lat., 295.63°E long.

Luna 10, Lunar orbiter

Mar 31, 1966

Entered lunar orbit on 4/3/66

Luna 12, Lunar oribiter

Oct 22, 1966

Entered lunar orbit on 10/25/66 and returned images

Luna 11, Lunar orbiter

Oct 24, 1966

Entered lunar orbit on 8/28/66

Luna 13, Lunar landing

Dec 21, 1966

Landed on Moon 12/24/66 at 18:01:00 UT

Luna 14, Lunar oribiter

Apr 7, 1968

Entered lunar orbit on 4/10/68

Luna 15, Lunar lander

Jul 13, 1969

Crashed on Moon 7/21/69 at 15:51 UT
Mare Crisium,17°N lat., 60°W long.
Believed to have been an attempted sample-
return mission, similar to Luna 16, 20, and 24

Luna 16, Lunar sample return

Sep 12, 1970

Landed on Moon 9/20/70 at 05:18:00 UT
Mare Fecunditatis, 0.68°S lat., 56.30°E long.

Luna 17, Lunar lander

Nov 10, 1970

Landed on Moon 11/17/70 at 03:47:00 UT
Mare Imbrium, 38.28°N lat., 325.00°E long.
Lunar Rover - Lunokhod 1

Luna 19, Lunar orbiter

Sep 28, 1971

Entered lunar orbit on 10/3/71 and returned images

Luna 20, Lunar landing

Feb 14, 1972

Landed on Moon 2/21/72 at 19:19:00 UT
Mare Fecunditatis, 3.57°N lat., 56.50°E long.
Lunar sample return to Earth 2/25/72

Luna 21, Lunar landind

Jan 8, 1973

Landed on Moon 1/15/73 at 23:35:00 UT
Mare Serenitatis, 25.51°N lat., 30.38°E long.
Lunar Rover - Lunokhod 2

Luna 22, Lunar orbiter

Jun 2, 1974

Entered lunar orbit around 6/3/74 and returned images