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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut 1
Launched
April 19, 1971
Summary
Salyut 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 19, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 563rd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 563rd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,207th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut · NORAD 5160 · 1971-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-032A
- Epoch
- 1971-04-19 08:50:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29471207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002645
- Inclination
- 51.5655°
- Ascending node
- 239.0888°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.1412°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.6533°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris; none still in orbit
- Salyut · NORAD 5160 · deorbited October 11, 1971
Proton-K 254-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 20, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First crewed space station
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 320th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
543 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut 1 launch?
Salyut 1 launched on April 19, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut 1?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut 1 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut 1 reach?
Salyut, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 218 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut 1 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut