Soyuz-L
Sign in to saveThe Soyuz-L (, GRAU index: 11A511L) was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Samara, Russia. It was created to test the LK lunar lander in low Earth orbit, as part of the Soviet lunar programme.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1970 in spaceflight, 1971 in spaceflight and R-7 (rocket family).
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- R-7
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
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The Soyuz-L (, GRAU index: 11A511L) was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Samara, Russia. It was created to test the LK lunar lander in low Earth orbit, as part of the Soviet lunar programme.
The Soyuz-L was a derivative of the original Soyuz rocket featuring the reinforced first stage and boosters supporting the Molniya-M's third stage, so that it could carry a more massive payload. A larger payload fairing was also fitted, to accommodate the LK spacecraft. The Soyuz-L was only launched three times between 1970 and 1971, all successful. The later Soyuz-U used a similar configuration to the Soyuz-L.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Soyuz-L” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.