Salyut 1

First space station launched by the Soviet Union. Salyut 1 was launched on April 19, 1971 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Oct 11, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-032ANORAD 5160Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Salyut
Common name: Salyut 1
Payload designation: DOS-1
Other names: 17K No. 121-01:P
International designator: 1971-032A
NORAD catalog number: 5160
GCAT identifier: S05160
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.231

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: DOS
Owner: TsKBEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus): Almaz

Launch

Date: April 19, 1971 · 01:40 UTC
Launch record: 1971-032Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 223 km
Apogee: 234 km
Inclination: 51.57°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: October 11, 1971
Last known active: Oct 11, 1971
End of operations: Oct 11, 1971

Size

Mass: 18.2 t
Dry mass: 18.2 t
Length: 13.1 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q211761 (CC0).