E-6 series spacecraft

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The E-6 series spacecraft were Soviet robotic lunar probes developed in the 1960s to achieve soft landings and surface exploration on the Moon.

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E-6 series spacecraft canonical 1
E-6M series spacecraft 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet lunar probe series
robotic lunar lander program
uncrewed spacecraft
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
decadeOfActivity 1960s
developer Lavochkin Design Bureau
OKB-1
firstSoftLandingOnAnotherCelestialBody Luna 9
firstSuccessfulLander Luna 9
followOnVariant E-6M series spacecraft
hasComponent cruise stage
descent module
landing radar
radio communication system
television camera
historicalSignificance first close-up images from the lunar surface
first successful soft landing on the Moon
landingTechnique airbag-assisted landing
retro-rocket braking
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
launchVehicle Molniya-M rocket
manufacturer Lavochkin Association
missionType lunar lander
planetary science
notableSpacecraft Luna 13
Luna 4
Luna 5
Luna 6
Luna 7
Luna 8
Luna 9
operatedBy Soviet Academy of Sciences
partOf Luna program
linked to: Luna programme
powerSource chemical batteries
solar panels
programStartDate early 1960s
propulsionType chemical propulsion
purpose lunar surface exploration
soft landing on the Moon
testing lunar landing techniques
scientificObjectives lunar surface imaging
study of lunar regolith
testing of radio communications from lunar surface
spaceAgency Soviet space program
status program completed
target Moon

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Luna 9 designation E-6 series spacecraft
E-6 series spacecraft followOnVariant E-6M series spacecraft
linked to: E-6 series spacecraft