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Salyut space station project

Special report by Anatoly Zak; Editor: Alain Chabot

On April 19, 1971, at 04:00 Moscow Time, the three-stage UR-500K rocket lifted off from Tyuratam successfully delivering the first Soviet space station into orbit around the Earth. Unknown to the world, the name Zarya (Sunrise) had been painted on its body, however the official Soviet media announced it as Salyut-1.

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Salyut-1 mission at a glance:

Spacecraft designation	Salyut, DOS-7K No. 1, 17K No. 12101
Launch vehicle	UR-500K
Launch date and time	1971 April 19, 04:00 Moscow Time
Launch site	Tyuratam, Site
Reentry date	197
Mission	Habitable, periodically visited space station
Number of crews	2 (only one entered)
Flight duration	-

HISTORY

Salyut era overview

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Origin of the Salyut project

Development of the Salyut project

Launch of Salyut-1

Soyuz-10 mission

Soyuz-11 mission

USERS' GUIDE TO RUSSIAN SPACE STATION

Salyut design

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Last update: April 15, 2021