 LK lander | |
| Mission type | Spacecraft test |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1970-099A |
| SATCAT no. | 4760 |
| Mission duration | 12 years, 9 months and 28 days |
| 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 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 |
Kosmos 379 (Russian: Космос 379 meaning "Cosmos 379"), also known as T2K No.1, was an uncrewed test of the LK (the Soviet counterpart of the Apollo Lunar Module) in Earth orbit.