Cosmos 379
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Cosmos 397 was a test of the L3-Lunar Lander (the Soviet version of the Apollo LEM). Earth orbit simulated propulsion system operations of a nominal lunar landing mission. Cosmos 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 apogge 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 apogge 14,035 km. The first L3 was in orbit until September 21, 1983.
[edit] Mission parameters
- Spacecraft: L3
- Mass: 5500 kg
- Crew: None
- Launched: November 24, 1970
- Landed:Reentered September 21, 1983
- Orbit: 192 km
[edit] References
- NASA Mir Hardware Heritage
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