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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Salyut-7
Launched
April 19, 1982
Summary
Salyut-7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 19, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,578th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 2,551st orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Salyut-7, one of 187 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 187 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,578th launch27th this yearhumanity's 2,551st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Salyut-7 · NORAD 13138 · 1982-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 187 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SALYUT 7
- Object ID
- 1982-033A
- Epoch
- 1982-04-19 22:31:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13666451 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036586
- Inclination
- 51.6065°
- Ascending node
- 152.6737°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48.8959°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.2766°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.00014999
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
187 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 184 components; none still in orbit
- Salyut-7 · NORAD 13138 · re-entered February 7, 1991
- Iskra-2 · NORAD 13176 · re-entered July 9, 1982
Proton-K 306-02 Stage 3 · re-entered April 24, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Seventh and last operational Salyut space station
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 623rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Salyut-7 launch?
Salyut-7 launched on April 19, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Salyut-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Salyut-7?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did Salyut-7 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Salyut-7 reach?
Salyut-7, one of 187 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Salyut-7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Salyut-7 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut