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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut-5
Launched
June 22, 1976
Summary
Salyut-5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 22, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,020th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 1,841st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut-5, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 252 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 10 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
- 8th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,020th launch41st this yearhumanity's 1,841st orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut-5 · NORAD 8911 · 1976-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-057A
- Epoch
- 1976-06-24 01:02:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1653859 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024372
- Inclination
- 51.5893°
- Ascending node
- 184.3195°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.9679°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.3996°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Salyut-5 · NORAD 8911 · deorbited August 8, 1977
Proton-K 290-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 30, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fifth operational Salyut space station
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33rd launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 455th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
250 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut-5 launch?
Salyut-5 launched on June 22, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut-5?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut-5 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut-5 reach?
Salyut-5, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 252 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut-5 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut