| Manufacturer | OKB-52 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| Applications | Land cosmonauts on the Moon and bring them back to Earth |
| Production | |
| Status | Canceled |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derived from | LK-1 |
| Derivatives | TKS spacecraft |
LK-700 was a Soviet direct ascent lunar lander program proposed in 1964.[1] It was developed by Vladimir Chelomey as an alternative to the N1-L3 program. It was also a further development of the LK-1 lunar flyby spacecraft.
It would have been launched using the proposed UR-700[2] rocket (related to the Proton rocket) with a crew of three cosmonauts on a direct flight to the lunar surface and back. The direct landing approach would allow the Soviets to land anywhere on the moon's nearside.[3] The program was canceled in 1974.