Kosmos 398

Kosmos 398
LK Lander
COSPAR ID1971-016A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04966Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeT2K
Launch mass7,255 kilograms (15,995 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date26 February 1971, 12:14:00 (1971-02-26UTC12:14Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-L
Launch siteBaikonur 31/6
End of mission
Decay date10 December 1995
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.006043
Perigee altitude196 kilometres (122 mi)
Apogee altitude276 kilometres (171 mi)
Inclination51.63 degrees
Period88.9 minutes
Epoch25 February 1971, 19:00:00 UTC[1]
 

Kosmos 398 (Russian: Космос 398; meaning Cosmos 398) was the second unmanned test flight of the Soviet LK lander, using the T2K version. It followed the same program as Kosmos 379, launching on February 26, 1971 into a 276 km by 196 km orbit. It main objective was to validate contingency abort-to-lunar orbit manoeuvres.

See also

  • Spaceflight portal
  • 1971 in spaceflight

References

  1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

External links

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