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Salyut 6
Former Soviet orbital space station. Salyut 6 was launched on September 29, 1977 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Jul 29, 1982).
COSPAR 1977-097ANORAD 10382Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Salyut-6
- Common name
- Salyut 6
- Payload designation
- DOS-5
- Other names
- 17K No. 125-01:P
- International designator
- 1977-097A
- NORAD catalog number
- 10382
- GCAT identifier
- S10382
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.368
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
- September 29, 1977 · 06:50 UTC
- Launch record
- 1977-097Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/24
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 336 km
- Apogee
- 345 km
- Inclination
- 51.59°
- Status
- Deorbited
- Status date
- July 29, 1982
- Last known active
- Jul 29, 1981
- End of operations
- Jul 29, 1981
Size
- Mass
- 19.8 t
- Dry mass
- 19.8 t
- Length
- 14.4 m
- Diameter
- 4.20 m
- Span
- 17.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q613601 (CC0).