 Soyuz 7K-L1E | |
| Mission type | Orbital test flight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet space program |
| COSPAR ID | 1970-103A |
| SATCATno. | 4786 |
| Mission duration | 54 years, 11 months, 26 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz 7K-L1E |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 2, 1970, 17:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/D |
| Launch site | Baikonur81/23 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Last contact | December 7, 1970 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth Orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 2,577 km (1,601 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 5,082 km (3,158 mi) |
| Inclination | 55.87° |
← Zond 8 | |
Kosmos 382 was aSovietSoyuz 7K-L1E modification of aSoyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft and was successfully test launched intoLow Earth Orbit on aProton rocket designated as (Soyuz 7K-L1E No.2) on December 2, 1970.
The main purpose of the mission was to test theN1/L3 spacecraft'sBlock Dlunar orbit insertion/descent stage by simulating the lunar orbit insertion burn, the lunar orbit circularization burn and the final lunar descent burn. Over the course of five days, the Block D stage was ignited three times to raise the initial ~190 km × ~300 km × 51.6° orbit to a final 2577 km × 5082 km × 55.87° orbit. The Block D stage was fitted with cameras in the tanks to monitor the fuel and oxidizer behaviour in weightlessness and during acceleration.[1] Kosmos-382 also carried other experiments, including a prototype environmental control subsystem named "Rosa" for producing potable water from atmospheric condensate exhaled by cosmonauts onboard Soviet crewed spacecraft. This system was later used on theSalyut space stations in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
The following maneuvers were performed:
| Launch vehicles and ascent/upper stages |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft | ||
| Other hardware | ||
| Soyuzdocking tests | ||
| Zond (7K-L1/L1S) lunar flyby missions | ||
| LOK (7K-LOK/L1E) test missions | ||
| LK Lander (T2K) test missions | ||
The † sign designates failed missions.Italics designates cancelled missions. | ||
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