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Salyut 7

Space station launched on 19 April 1982. Salyut 7 was launched on April 19, 1982 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 7, 1991).

COSPAR 1982-033ANORAD 13138Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Salyut-7
Common name
Salyut 7
Payload designation
DOS-6
Other names
17K No. 125-02:P
International designator
1982-033A
NORAD catalog number
13138
GCAT identifier
S13138
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/066

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 19, 1982 · 19:45 UTC
Launch record
1982-033Success
Rocket
Proton-K
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
341 km
Apogee
344 km
Inclination
51.59°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 7, 1991
Last known active
Feb 7, 1991
End of operations
Feb 7, 1991

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 Q904503 (CC0).