Salyut 5

Soviet space station launched in 1976. Salyut 5 was launched on June 22, 1976 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Aug 8, 1977).

COSPAR 1976-057ANORAD 8911Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Salyut-5
Common name: Salyut 5
Payload designation: Almaz OPS-3
Other names: 11F71 No. 103-1:P,11F71 No. 630-460-103:RA
International designator: 1976-057A
NORAD catalog number: 8911
GCAT identifier: S08911
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.347

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 22, 1976 · 18:04 UTC
Launch record: 1976-057Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 262 km
Apogee: 272 km
Inclination: 51.59°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: August 8, 1977
Last known active: Aug 8, 1977
End of operations: Aug 8, 1977

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 Q1043322 (CC0).