# Kosmos 434
**Wikidata**: [Q2155053](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2155053)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_434)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-434

## Summary
Kosmos 434 is an LK-class lunar lander of the Soviet Union that was launched on 1971-08-12. It is registered under COSPAR ID 1971-069A and was sent from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 on a Soyuz-L launch vehicle operated by the Soviet Union.

## Key Facts
- Kosmos 434 is an instance of the LK lunar lander class developed for the Soviet lunar program.  
- Launch date: 1971-08-12.  
- COSPAR identifier: 1971-069A.  
- Operator/country: Soviet Union.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-L.  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 at 05:30:00 on 1971-08-12.  
- SCN (satellite/catalog) value: 05407.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0b7j87.  
- Commons category / image resource: LK Lander; image available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Soviet_lunar_lander_drawing.svg.  
- Primary Wikipedia title for the subject: Kosmos 434 (sitelink_count: 13; languages: bg, commons, en, hu, ja, mk, pl, pt, ru, sh).

## FAQs
### Q: What was Kosmos 434?
A: Kosmos 434 was an LK-class lunar lander platform of the Soviet Union. It is cataloged under COSPAR ID 1971-069A and was launched on 1971-08-12.

### Q: When and where was Kosmos 434 launched?
A: Kosmos 434 was launched on 1971-08-12 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31. The recorded launch event time is 05:30:00 (local reference in the significant_event record).

### Q: What rocket launched Kosmos 434?
A: The launch vehicle for Kosmos 434 was a Soyuz-L. The mission was operated by the Soviet Union.

## Why It Matters
Kosmos 434 represents a piece of the Soviet Union’s lunar exploration efforts through its use of the LK lunar lander platform. As an instance of the LK class, it is part of the hardware lineage developed for lunar landing concepts within the Soviet program. Documented launches and tests of LK-class vehicles like Kosmos 434 informed engineering, systems integration, and operational experience relevant to lunar lander design and Soviet spaceflight practices. The vehicle’s registration under COSPAR ID 1971-069A, its launch from Baikonur Site 31 on a Soyuz-L launcher, and its catalog identifiers (SCN 05407, Freebase /m/0b7j87) make it a traceable data point in spaceflight archives. For researchers and historians, Kosmos 434 provides verifiable metadata about Soviet lunar tooling and launch activity during the early 1970s, and it links to media and reference entries (Commons image and multiple language Wikipedia entries) that support further study.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the LK lunar lander class developed for the Soviet lunar program.  
- Launch on 1971-08-12 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 at 05:30:00 (recorded significant event).  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-L, indicating use of that expendable carrier rocket for LK-class flight operations.  
- Registration under COSPAR ID 1971-069A and catalog SCN 05407.  
- Presence in multiple public repositories and language Wikipedias (sitelink_count: 13; languages include English, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, and others).

## Body
### Classification and role
- Instance of: LK (lunar lander class).  
- Country / operator: Soviet Union.  
- Commons category: LK Lander.

### Identifiers and catalog data
- COSPAR ID: 1971-069A.  
- SCN value: 05407.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0b7j87.  
- Wikipedia title: Kosmos 434.  
- Sitelink count: 13; languages listed include bg, commons, en, hu, ja, mk, pl, pt, ru, sh.

### Launch details
- Launch date (point in time): 1971-08-12.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch.  
- Launch time recorded in significant_event qualifiers: 05:30:00.  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-L.

### Media and references
- Representative image (Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Soviet_lunar_lander_drawing.svg.  
- Commons category reference: LK Lander.  
- Reference metadata includes archival and database identifiers tied to Soviet space program records.

### Related classes and context
- Related class: LK — described as the lunar lander developed for the Soviet lunar program.  
- Related launch vehicle class: Soyuz-L — described as a Soviet expendable carrier rocket.

(All facts above are drawn from provided structured source data and associated references.)

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013