N-1 L3 | L1S n°1 & LK n°1

Status

Failure

L1S n°1 & LK n°1

Launch Time
Fri Feb 21, 1969 09:18 UTC

First flight of the N1. The launch failed during first stage flight.

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Rocket

N-1 L3

RVSN USSR

Status: Retired

Liftoff Thrust: 45,307 kN

Payload to LEO: 95,000 kg

Payload to GTO: 20,000 kg

Stages: 5

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 105.29 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.92 m

Fairing Height: 43.72 m

Details

Mission Details

Zond L1S n°1

The Zond L1S n°1 spacecraft was going to perform a flyby of the Moon.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 8,428.0 kg

Trans Lunar Injection

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LK n°1

The LK Model was a mass representative of the Soviet LK crewed lunar lander.

The LK spacecraft can be subdivided into the lunar landing aggregate ("Lunnyi Posadochnyi Agregat", "LPA") and the lunar ascent vehicle, ("Lunnyi Vzletnyi Apparat", "LVA'"). Propulsion, both for landing and lifting off the Moon was based on the Blok E propulsion system. The Information Display System (spacecraft control panels and controls) version was called Luch.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 4,983.0 kg

Trans Lunar Injection

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Location

Site 110/38, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Stats

1969

18th orbital launch attempt

N-1

1st mission

1st mission of 1969

1st failed mission