Soyuz 7K-L1E

Soyuz 7K-L1E
ManufacturerKorolev
Country of originSoviet Union
OperatorSoviet space program
ApplicationsUncrewed spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth
Production
StatusProgram ended. One craft orbited, one craft failed
Built2
Launched2
Retired1971
Related spacecraft
Derived fromSoyuz 7K-OK and Soyuz 7K-L1
Artist's impression of the Soyuz 7K-L1 en route to the Moon

Soyuz 7K-L1E was a Soviet uncrewed modified Soyuz 7K-L1 spacecraft. Also called a dummy Soyuz 7K-LOK. Two were built, one Soyuz 7K-L1E was successfully launched into Low Earth Orbit on Proton rocket and is known as Kosmos 382. The other Soyuz 7K-L1E was placed on a N1 rocket, which failed at launch. The Soyuz spacecraft was first used in 1967 as the main crewed spacecraft and is still in use. Many Soyuz variations have been built and the Soyuz 7K-L1E was an uncrewed variation.[1][2][3][4]

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