Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration

Where are they now? Location of Soviet moon probes 299
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? LOCATION OF SOVIET MOON PROBES
These are the current locations of Soviet moon probes:
In solar orbit
Name Date of lunar Distance from
flyby moon (km)
First Cosmic Ship 4 Jan 1959 5,965
Luna 6 11 June 1965 160,935
Zond 3 20 July 1965 9,219
In eccentric Earth orbit
Name Date of lunar Distance from Final orbit
flyby moon (km) (km)
Luna 4 5 Apr 1963 8,451 89,250-694,000*
* There are reports that Luna 4 was eventually perturbed into solar orbit.
Impacted on the moon's surface
Name Date of impact Coordinates Location
Second Cosmic Ship 14 Sep 1959 39°N, 1°W Marsh of Decay*
Luna 5 12 May 1965 31°S, 8°W Sea of Clouds
Luna 7 7 Oct 1965 9.8°N, 47.8°W Kepler, Ocean of
Storms
Luna 8 6 Dec 1965 9.8°N, 63.3°W Ocean of Storms
Luna 15 21 Jul 1969 17°N, 60° E Sea of Crises
Luna 18 10 Sep 1971 56.5°E, 3.57°N Apollonius
Luna 23 6 Nov 1974 13°N, 62°E Sea of Crises
*Also its upper stage, place of impact not known.
On the moon's surface, intact
Name Date of arrival Coordinates Location
Luna 9 2 Feb 1966 64.37°W, 7.08°N Ocean of Storms
Luna 13 24 Dec 1966 18.87°N, 62.05°W Ocean of Storms
Luna 16 landing stage 20 Sep 1970 0.68°S, 56.3°E Sea of Fertility
Luna 17 landing stage 17 Nov 1970 38.28°N, 35°W Bay of Rains (1)
Luna 20 landing stage 21 Feb 1972 3.53°N, 56.55°E Apollonius
Luna 21 landing stage 15 Jan 1973 25.9°N, 30.5°E Le Monnier Crater (2)
Luna 24 landing stage 18 Aug 1976 12.8°N, 62.2°E Sea of Crises
(1) Also Lunokhod; (2) also Lunokhod 2.