Photo Gallery - Soyuz 7K-L1

Media Gallery for Soyuz 7K-L1
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L1 Overhead Soyuz 7K-L1 circumlunar spacecraft. This seems to correspond to the unmanned 'as flown' version for direct flights to the moon. l1ovrhd.jpg
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  L1 Overhead
L1 Comparison Official drawings of the unmanned early L1 version (without forward SOK, loaded with instruments in capsule, old-fashioned rumpled Soyuz-type solar panels) and the later L1 version (SOK consists of SAS electronics on light lattice structure, rigid solar panels first seen in Soyuz ASTP). l1com2.jpg
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  L1 Comparison
Panel Soyuz 7K-L1 Control panel of the circumlunar version of Soyuz, based on photographs inadvertently released in the 1970's. panell1.gif
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  Panel Soyuz 7K-L1
L1 instrument module The service module of the Soyuz 7K-L1 / Zond manned circumlunar spacecraft. lksm.jpg
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  L1 instrument module
Zond motor The Soyuz 7K-L1 rocket engine as developed for the circumlunar flights. This deleted the backup engine (presumably the reaction control system thrusters were powerful enough to accomplish mid-course corrections if the main engine failed). zondmoto.jpg
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  Zond motor
L1 Engine The lunar LOK engine installation. The single main engine is flanked by four canted nozzles for yaw/pitch control. lokeng.jpg
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  L1 Engine
L1 instrument module Close-up of the service module of the Soyuz 7K-L1 / Zond manned circumlunar spacecraft. lksmdet.jpg
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  L1 instrument module
L-1 Drawing of the L1 spacecraft at the Kaluga Museum. Note the hatch clearly shown in the side of the re-entry capsule and the very large inverted cone at the top - much larger than shown in other drawings. Is this a 'posadka' L1? l1.jpg
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  L-1
Proton w/ LK Proton 8K82K Block D launch vehicle with Soyuz 7K-L1 manned circumlunar spacecraft. ur500l1.jpg
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  Proton w/ LK
L1 lunar craft L1 lunar craft in assembly. Note the very extensive equipment boxes above the capsule, and the clear hatch providing entry into the side of the capsule. Is this a 'podsadka' L1? ql1assy.jpg
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RKK Energia
  L1 lunar craft
L1 Podsadka Concept of L1 Podsadka, using Soyuz Igla docking system for crew transfer to hatch in side of L1 capsule. l1posigl.jpg
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  L1 Podsadka
L1 Cross-section Cross section of L1 spacecraft with Block D stage - after a portrayal in an official RKK History. l1cross.jpg
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  L1 Cross-section
L1 Comparison Comparison of L1 drawings, the first displayed in the Kaluga Museum, the second from the RKK Energia history. Differences are notable in the forward SOK, solar panels, external sensors on the PAO. l1kalrkk.jpg
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  L1 Comparison
L! Podsadka Concept of L1 Podsadka, after the concept of Vick for a curved inflatable airlock and free-space crew transfer. l1postnl.jpg
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  L! Podsadka
Soyuz 7K-L1 L1 manned circumlunar spacecraft, consisting of 11S824 Block D translunar injection stage and Soyuz 7K-L1 spacecraft. 7kl1blkd.jpg
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  Soyuz 7K-L1
Zond   zondbig.gif
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  Zond
Soyuz 7K-L1   soyuzl1.gif
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  Soyuz 7K-L1
Zond rounding Moon   zondl256.gif
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  Zond rounding Moon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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