Kosmos 379
First uncrewed test flight of the Soviet lunar module / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kosmos 379 (Russian: Космос 379 meaning "Cosmos 379"), also known as T2K No.1, was an unmanned test of the LK (the Soviet counterpart of the Apollo Lunar Module) in Earth orbit.
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Mission type | Spacecraft test |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
COSPAR ID | 1970-099A |
SATCAT no. | 4760 |
Mission duration | 12 years, 9 months and 28 days (in orbit) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | T2K No.1 |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 7,495 kilograms (16,524 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 November 1970, 11:00:00 (1970-11-24UTC11Z) UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-L |
Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 21 September 1983 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.004161 |
Perigee altitude | 198 kilometres (123 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 253 kilometres (157 mi) |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Period | 88.7 min |
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