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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut-6
Launched
September 29, 1977
Summary
Salyut-6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 29, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,160th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 2,016th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Proton-K flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut-6, one of 99 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 267 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 99 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
- 12th Proton-K flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,160th launch80th this yearhumanity's 2,016th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut-6 · NORAD 10382 · 1977-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 99 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SALYUT 6
- Object ID
- 1977-097A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-01 01:44:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13640022 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034443
- Inclination
- 51.5945°
- Ascending node
- 110.0326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.1431°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.7348°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 29
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
99 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 97 components; none still in orbit
- Salyut-6 · NORAD 10382 · deorbited July 29, 1982
Proton-K 295-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 5, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sixth operational Salyut space station
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29th launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 500th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut-6 launch?
Salyut-6 launched on September 29, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut-6?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut-6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut-6 reach?
Salyut-6, one of 99 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 267 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut-6 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut