Salyut 3
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Salyut 3 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1974 as part of the secretive Almaz program, used to test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Almaz space station
ⓘ
Soviet spacecraft ⓘ military space station ⓘ space station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OPS-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | ~270 km ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1974-046A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| coverNameInProgram | Salyut program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewTransportSpacecraft |
Soyuz 14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soyuz 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deorbited | 1975-01-24 ⓘ |
| diameter | 4.15 m ⓘ |
| dockingPorts | 1 ⓘ |
| dockingSystem | Soviet probe-and-drogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewedDockingDate | 1974-07-04 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMission | Soyuz 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMissionDuration | ~15 days GENERATED ⓘ |
| hadOnboardWeapon | 23 mm autocannon ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1974-06-25 ⓘ |
| launchMass | ~18,900 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 14.55 m ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1975-01-24 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1974-06-25 ⓘ |
| NORADId | 07398 ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | ~89 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitReference | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Salyut program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | ~219 km ⓘ |
| predecessor | Salyut 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| program | Almaz program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit ⓘ |
| secondaryMissionType | military technology demonstration ⓘ |
| secondCrewedMissionAttempt | Soyuz 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondCrewedMissionOutcome | docking failure ⓘ |
| secrecy | military project kept classified during operation ⓘ |
| status | deorbited ⓘ |
| successor | Salyut 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedTechnology |
film-return capsules
ⓘ
high-resolution reconnaissance camera ⓘ onboard weapons system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film-return reconnaissance
ⓘ
optical reconnaissance ⓘ weapons testing in space ⓘ |
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