Salyut 4

Salyut space station launched on December 26, 1974. Salyut 4 was launched on December 26, 1974 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Feb 2, 1977).

COSPAR 1974-104ANORAD 7591Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Salyut-4
Common name: Salyut 4
Payload designation: DOS-4
Other names: 17K No. 124-01:P
International designator: 1974-104A
NORAD catalog number: 7591
GCAT identifier: S07591
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.307

Mission

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

Launch

Date: December 26, 1974 · 04:15 UTC
Launch record: 1974-104Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 336 km
Apogee: 347 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: February 2, 1977
Last known active: Feb 2, 1977
End of operations: Feb 2, 1977

Size

Mass: 18.5 t
Dry mass: 18.5 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 Q841586 (CC0).