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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut-2
Launched
April 3, 1973
Summary
Salyut-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 3, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 727th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,439th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut-2, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 26 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
- 4th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 727th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,439th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut-2 · NORAD 6398 · 1973-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-017A
- Epoch
- 1973-04-03 23:38:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17005835 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031572
- Inclination
- 51.5725°
- Ascending node
- 332.4517°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.9317°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.4749°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
26 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 21 debris, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Salyut-2 · NORAD 6398 · re-entered May 28, 1973
Proton-K 283-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 6, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second crewed space station
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25th launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 372nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut-2 launch?
Salyut-2 launched on April 3, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut-2?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut-2 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut-2 reach?
Salyut-2, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut-2 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut