Salyut 1
first space station launched by the Soviet of pen is
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Summary
Salyut 1 is a space station[1]. It draws 3,171 Wikipedia views per month (space station category, ranking #5 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: space laboratory[3]
- Followed by: Salyut 2[4], DOS-2[5]
- Part of the series: Salyut programme[6]
- Part of: Salyut programme[7]
- Has use: research[8]
- Commons category: Salyut 1[9]
- Space launch vehicle: Proton-K[10]
- Parent astronomical body: Earth[11]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[12]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: April 19, 1971[13]
- Time of object orbit decay: October 11, 1971[14]
- Significant event: rocket launch[15]
- Maximum capacity: 3 passenger[16]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.00167[17]
- Described by source: Retro Space HD[18]
- Orbits completed: 2929[19]
- Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24[20], Baikonur Cosmodrome[21]
- Native label: Салют-1[22]
- Length: 15.8 m[23]
- Orbital inclination: 51.6 degree[24]
- Mass: 18.2 tonne[25]
- Orbital period: 88.5 minutes[26]
- Volume as quantity: 90 cubic metre[27]
- Apoapsis: 222 km[28]
- Periapsis: 200 km[29]
Why It Matters
Salyut 1 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]