Salyut 3

Soviet space station launched on 25 June 1974. Salyut 3 was launched on June 24, 1974 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Jan 24, 1975).

COSPAR 1974-046ANORAD 7342Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Salyut-3
Common name: Salyut 3
Payload designation: Almaz OPS-2
Other names: 11F71 No. 101-2:RA
International designator: 1974-046A
NORAD catalog number: 7342
GCAT identifier: S07342
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.298

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 24, 1974 · 22:38 UTC
Launch record: 1974-046Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 264 km
Apogee: 270 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: January 24, 1975
Last known active: Jan 24, 1975
End of operations: Jan 24, 1975

Size

Mass: 18.9 t
Dry mass: 16.0 t
Length: 14.5 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 14.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q842637 (CC0).