Cosmos 379

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**Cosmos 379**
Orbital elements

Organization:	Soviet Union
Major contractors:
Mission type:
Launch:	1970-11-24 at 11:00:00 UTC
Launch vehicle:
Mission highlight:
Mission duration:	September 21, 1983
Mass:	7495 kg
NSSDC ID:	1970-099A
Webpage:	NASA NSSDC Master Catalog
Satellite of:	Earth
Semimajor axis:
Eccentricity:	.004161
Inclination:	51.6°
Orbital period:	88.7 m
Apoastron:	253 km
Periastron:	198 km
Orbits:
Lunar Landing:	n/a
Landing coordinates:	n/a
Lunar liftoff:	n/a
Instruments

Cosmos 397 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. 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 apogee 14,035 km. These main maneuvers were followed by a series of small adjustments simulating rendezvous and docking with the LOK. The LK Lander tested out without major problems and decayed from orbit on September 21, 1983.

[edit] Mission parameters

Spacecraft: LK Lander
Mass: 5500 kg
Crew: None
Launched: November 24, 1970
Landed:Reentered September 21, 1983
Orbit: 192 km

[edit] References

NASA Mir Hardware Heritage

v • d • e N1-L3 Moon landing program
Soyuz missions	Soyuz 1, Soyuz 2, Soyuz 3, Soyuz 4, Soyuz 5, Soyuz 6, Soyuz 7, Soyuz 8
Zond (Soyuz 7K-L1) Lunar missions	Zond 5, Zond 6, Zond 1969A, Zond L1S-1, Zond L1S-2, Zond 7, Zond 8
LK Lander test missions	Cosmos 379, Cosmos 398 and Cosmos 434
Hardware	N1 rocket, L3, LOK Command Ship, LK Lander, Zond, Soyuz