Thursday, January 22, 1998

Kosmos 379

  1970-099A


T2K No. 1 was launched in Nov 1970 as Kosmos-379. The modified 11A511L Soyuz-L launch vehicle placed the spacecraft in a typical Soyuz-type parking orbit. The T2K consisted of the cabin, including the Blok E propulsion system, and a lower section containing the landing gear.


 Kosmos 379
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1970 Nov 24  0515:01  Launch by 11A511L  KB  
 0520?  Blok-I burn  
 0524?  Blok-I sep  
 0700   88.61 189 x 222 x 51.67 (TLE)  
 0930   88.78 191 x 237 x 51.61 (TLE)  
 2130   88.67 192 x 232 x 51.62 (RAE)  
1970 Nov 25  1430?  LK Blok-E burn  98.79 196 x 1206 x 51.65  
  Simulated lunar descent and hover 
1970 Nov 26   Ion flux meter turned on 
1970 Nov 27  0805?  Landing gear jettison 98.63 188 x 1198 x 51.59 
1970 Nov 28  0515?  Blok-E burn 2 (LOI simulation)  259.80 177 x 14041 x 51.72 
1970 Nov 28   Simulated passive rendezvous phase 
1970 Dec 5  End of transmissions 
1970 Dec 21   
94.1 179 x 766 x 51.6 
1983 Sep 21   Reentered over 51S, 22W 

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