This article is about a space station. For the film, see Salyut 7 (film).
Salyut 7
Salyut 7 photographed by Soyuz T-13 crew before docking, 25 September 1985
The insignia of the Salyut Program
Station statistics
COSPAR ID
1982-033A
SATCAT no.
13138
Launch
19 April 1982, 19:45:00; 42 years ago (19 April 1982, 19:45:00) UTC
Launch pad
LC-200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Soviet Union
Reentry
7 February 1991[1]
Mass
19,824 kg
Length
16 m (minimum)[1]
Width
4.15 m (max)[1]
Pressurised volume
90 m³ (minimum)[1]
Periapsis altitude
219 km (118.25 nmi)
Apoapsis altitude
278 km (150.1 nmi)
Orbital inclination
51.6 degrees
Orbital period
89.21minutes
Days in orbit
3215
days
Days occupied
816 days
No. of orbits
51,917
Distance travelled
2,106,297,129 km (1,137,309,460 nmi)
Statistics as of de-orbit and reentry
Configuration
Salyut 7 with docked Kosmos 1686 TKS spacecraft
Salyut 7 (Russian: Салют-7; English: Salute 7) (a.k.a. DOS-6, short for Durable Orbital Station[1]) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991.[1] It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15.[1] Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including 12 crewed and 15 uncrewed launches in total.[1] Supporting spacecraft included the Soyuz T, Progress, and TKS spacecraft.[1]
It was part of the Soviet Salyut programme, and launched on 19 April 1982 on a Proton rocket from Site 200/40 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Soviet Union. Salyut 7 was part of the transition from monolithic to modular space stations, acting as a testbed for docking of additional modules and expanded station operations. It was the eighth space station of any kind launched. Salyut 7 was the last of both the second generation of DOS-series space stations and of the monolithic Salyut Program overall, to be replaced by Mir, the modular, expandable, third generation.
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