The world's first space station program, launched by the Soviet Union. It comprised four crewed civilian scientific stations and two crewed Almaz military reconnaissance stations flown under the Salyut name, running from 1971 to 1986 and succeeded by Mir.
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Mission Type Launch DateDate of the Salyut 1 launch, the first station of the program. OutcomeRan from 1971 to 1986 across four crewed scientific stations and two crewed Almaz military reconnaissance stations; superseded by Mir, whose modular design built on Salyut's own. 1 Partially Attested
End DateDate is the landing of Soyuz T-15, the last crewed mission to a Salyut station (Salyut 7), ending the program's crewed operations consistent with its own stated 1971-1986 duration; Salyut 7 itself remained in orbit until 1991. Mission Type
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Salyut 1 (Russian: Салют-1, lit. 'Salute 1'), also known as DOS-1 (Durable Orbital Station 1), was the world's first space station. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971.
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It involved a series of four crewed scientific research space stations and two crewed military reconnaissance space stations over a period of 15 years, from 1971 to 1986.
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The Salyut programme (Russian: Салют ... meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union.
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was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union
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The Salyut program subsequently achieved five more successful launches of seven additional stations.
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The Salyut program subsequently achieved five more successful launches of seven additional stations.
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The Salyut programme (Russian: Салют, IPA: [sɐˈlʲut], meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union.
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