Soyuz 7K-LOK

Soyuz 7K-LOK

Lunniy Orbitalny Korabl drawing
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Designer	Sergei Korolev
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Operator	Soviet space program
Applications	Crewed cislunar flight and lunar orbit
Specifications
Launch mass	9,850 kilograms (21,720 lb)
Crew capacity	2
Dimensions	10.06 meters (33.0 ft) length 2.93 meters (9.6 ft) diameter
Regime	Low Earth orbit Cislunar space Lunar orbit
Production
Status	Canceled
Built	6
Launched	5
Failed	4
Maiden launch	December 2, 1970
Last launch	November 23, 1972
Related spacecraft
Derived from	Soyuz 7K-OK
Derivatives	Soyuz 7K-L1 lunar flyby Soyuz 7K-OKS space station shuttle
Flown with	LK lander

The Soyuz 7K-LOK, or simply LOK (Russian: Лунный Орбитальный Корабль, romanized: Lunniy Orbitalny Korabl meaning "Lunar Orbital Craft") was a Soviet crewed spacecraft designed to take humans from Earth to orbit the Moon, developed in parallel to the 7K-L1. The LOK would carry two cosmonauts, acting as a mother ship for the LK Lander which would land one crew member to the surface. It was part of the N1-L3 programme which also included the LK lander and the N1 rocket.^[1]