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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
7K-L1 |
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| Date : |
UNKNOWN
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Title
Transport of 7K-L1 Circumlunar Spacecraft
Full Description
This still from a movie shows the transport of a 7K-L1
circumlunar spacecraft on its Proton booster on the way from the
assembly building to the launch pad at Tyura-Tam. Note the
cluster of solid-propellant rocket engines at the top of the
launch escape tower. The hatch on the external fairing for
cosmonaut entry into the actual spacecraft can be seen in the
foreground as a dark oblong shape.
Keywords
7K-L1 Proton Booster
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, Soviet Launch Vehicles, Soviet-Spacecraft
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
7K-L1
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000178
Source Information
- Original Source: DIGITAL
- Source/Capture Information: Asif Siddiqi
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
72 |
51 |
6 |
Small |
JPEG |
512 |
362 |
112 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1200 |
848 |
559 |
Large |
JPEG |
2400 |
1696 |
1,819 |
Publication Information
Image from the files of Asif Siddiqi. Image and caption from
Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-
1974 (NASA SP-2000-4408) by Asif A. Siddiqi.
Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not
an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
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