Orbiter

Luna 19

Unknown

Milestones

Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)Table 1, no. 130 (launch)
Table of Anthropogenic Impacts and Spacecraft on the MoonLuna 19
WikidataQ950112 (identifiers, Wikipedia links)
Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)Table 1, no. 130: code P, partial success; gyro failure, high-resolution imaging and radio altimeter cancelled (outcome: sources disagree)
Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes, 1958–2000 (NASA SP-2002-4524)Master Table p. 187, Luna 19: code S, successful (outcome: sources disagree)
NSSDCA Master Catalog and lunar mission pages1971-082A (Wayback capture 2023): high-resolution imaging and radar altimeter cancelled; "Communications were lost on 1 November 1972 after over a year's operation and 4000 orbits" (no outcome category; status)
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary ExplorationLuna 19: "Lunar Orbiter" (no outcome category)
Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016 (NASA SP-2018-4041)no. 130, Results: "Communications with Luna 19 was lost on 1 November 1972 after 13 months of continuous operation"; nothing further stated (status)
Table of Anthropogenic Impacts and Spacecraft on the MoonLuna 19: "Impact", "Unknown (1973)", note g: "Object left in lunar orbit with no tracking or communication, orbit presumably decayed" (status)

Checked on 2026-10-04