Cosmos 434

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

Russian satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	05407 / 71069A
Launch date	12 Aug 1971
Launch site	B
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-L
Mission	Soviet lunar lander test
Satellite type	L3 (#3), T2K (#3)
Perigee / Apogee	km
Inclination	°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Out of service:
Cause:
Descent date:	22 Aug 1981?
Lifetime:	days

Mission details:

Cosmos-434 was launched by a Soyuz rocket into low 189 x 267 km orbit. The lunar module's engine made a burn simulating the lunar landing burn, putting it in elliptical orbit of 190 x 1261 km. It then jettisoned its landing leg section and other debris and made another burn to a 180 x 11834 km orbit in a simulation of lunar ascent.

Ref.: #1, #7(JR620) - update: 06.04.10