- Kosmos 379
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Kosmos 379 Operator Soviet Union Satellite of Earth Launch date 1970-11-24 at 11:00:00 UTC Launch vehicle Soyuz 11A511L Mission duration September 21, 1983 COSPAR ID 1970-099A Homepage NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 7495 kg Orbital elements Eccentricity .004161 Inclination 51.6° Apoapsis 253 km Periapsis 198 km Orbital period 88.7 m Kosmos 379 (Russian: Космос 379 meaning Cosmos 379) was a test of the LK Lander (the Soviet version of the Apollo LEM). Earth orbit simulated propulsion system operations of a nominal lunar landing mission. Kosmos 379 entered a 192 to 232 km orbit. After three days fired its motor to simulate hover and touchdown on the moon, because of the burn in earth orbit the apogee increased to 1210 km. After a simulated stay on the Moon, it increased its speed by 1.5 km/s, simulating ascent to lunar orbit making the final apogee 14,035 km. These main maneuvers were followed by a series of small adjustments simulating rendezvous and docking with the Soyuz 7K-L3. The LK Lander tested out without major problems and decayed from orbit on September 21, 1983.
Mission parameters
- Spacecraft: LK Lander
- Mass: 5500 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: November 24, 1970
- Landed:Reentered September 21, 1983
- Orbit: 192 km
References
- Mir Hardware Heritage
Soviet Moon-landing (N1-L3) and Moon-flyby (UR500K-L1) manned space programs Soyuz docking tests Zond (Soyuz 7K-L1) Lunar flyby missions Kosmos 146, Kosmos 154, Zond 1967A, Zond 1967B, Zond 4, Zond 1968A, Zond 1968B, Zond 5, Zond 6, Zond 1969A, Zond L1S-1, Zond L1S-2, Zond 7, Zond 8, Zond 9, Zond 10LK Lander (T2K) test missions Hardware Soyuz programme Soyuz 7K-OK (1967–1971) Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971) Soyuz 7K-T (1973–1981) Soyuz 7K-TM (1974–1976) Soyuz-T (1976–1986) Soyuz-TM (1986–2003) Soyuz-TMA (2003–2012) Soyuz-TMA-M (2010–) Current TMA-02M · TMA-22Planned TMA-03M · TMA-04M · TMA-05M · TMA-06M · TMA-07M · TMA-08M · TMA-09M · TMA-10M · TMA-11M · TMA-12M · TMA-13MUnmanned Kosmos 133 · Kosmos 140 · Kosmos 186 · Kosmos 188 · Kosmos 212 · Kosmos 213 · Kosmos 238 · Soyuz 2 · Kosmos 379 · Kosmos 396 · Kosmos 398 · Kosmos 434 · Kosmos 496 · Kosmos 573 · Kosmos 613 · Kosmos 638 · Kosmos 656 · Kosmos 670 · Kosmos 672 · Kosmos 772 · Soyuz 20 · Kosmos 869 · Kosmos 1001 · Kosmos 1074 · Soyuz T-1 · Soyuz TM-1Categories:- Kosmos satellites
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