Soyuz 7K-LOK

Soyuz 7K-LOK
Lunniy Orbitalny Korabl drawing
ManufacturerOKB-1
DesignerSergei Korolev
Country of originSoviet Union
OperatorSoviet space program
ApplicationsCrewed cislunar flight and lunar orbit
Specifications
Launch mass9,850 kilograms (21,720 lb)
Crew capacity2
Dimensions10.06 meters (33.0 ft) length
2.93 meters (9.6 ft) diameter
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Cislunar space
Lunar orbit
Production
StatusCanceled
Built6
Launched5
Failed4
Maiden launchDecember 2, 1970
Last launchNovember 23, 1972
Related spacecraft
Derived fromSoyuz 7K-OK
DerivativesSoyuz 7K-L1 lunar flyby
Soyuz 7K-OKS space station shuttle
Flown withLK lander
Apollo CSM and LOK drawn to scale

The Soyuz 7K-LOK, or simply LOK (Russian: Лунный Орбитальный Корабль, romanizedLunniy Orbitalny Korabl meaning "Lunar Orbital Craft") was a Soviet crewed spacecraft designed to take humans from Earth to orbit the Moon, developed in parallel to the 7K-L1. The LOK would carry two cosmonauts, acting as a mother ship for the LK lander which would land one crew member to the surface. It was part of the N1-L3 programme which also included the LK lander and the N1 rocket.[1]

  1. ^ Wade, Mark. "L3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.