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DescriptionRP1357 p20 L3 ascent.svg	L3 ascent Left only its landing legs, landing radar, and a few other components behind on the Moon. Unlike the Apollo LM, which used separate descent and ascent propulsion systems, the L3 used the same main propulsion system for final descent and ascent. At liftoff from the lunar surface both the main and backup propulsion systems were activated. If both systems were found to be operating normally, the backup system was then shut down
Date	March 1995
Source	Mir Hardware Heritage. NASA Reference Publication 1357 (March 1995). Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved on 2010-08-13.
Author	David S. F. Portree / NASA

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