Salyut 2
E1006633
Salyut 2 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1973 as part of the Almaz program, which failed shortly after reaching orbit due to structural and control system problems.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Almaz space station
ⓘ
Soviet space station ⓘ military space station ⓘ space station ⓘ |
| alternateDesignation | OPS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogee | about 278 kilometres ⓘ |
| cosparId | 1973-017A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| decayDate | 1973-05-28 ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Almaz OPS design ⓘ |
| diameter | about 4.15 metres ⓘ |
| failure |
control system problems
ⓘ
depressurization ⓘ structural failure in orbit ⓘ |
| failureDate | 1973-04-14 ⓘ |
| hadDockingPortFor | Soyuz spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPressurizedVolume | about 90 cubic metres ⓘ |
| inclination | about 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1973-04-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| length | about 14.55 metres ⓘ |
| lostCommunication | 1973-04-14 ⓘ |
| mass | 18000 kilograms ⓘ |
| noradId | 06698 ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalLifetime | about 54 days ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Almaz program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salyut programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigee | about 257 kilometres ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| programRole | first Almaz station launched ⓘ |
| programType | military ⓘ |
| purpose | military reconnaissance ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | space station ⓘ |
| status | failed mission ⓘ |
| wasFollowedBy | Salyut 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPrecededBy | Salyut 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasUncrewed | true ⓘ |
| wasVisitedByCrew | no ⓘ |
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