Salyut 7

Designation	13138 / 82033A
Launch date - time	19 Apr 1982 - 19:45 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC-200/40
Launch vehicle	Proton-K
Mass (kg)	40 000 kg
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	219 / 278 km
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	89.2 min
Entry ignition date - time	07 Feb 1991 - 02:44 UT
Reentry location	34.9°S 63.8°W Argentina (ensemble Salyut-7/Cosmos 1686)
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	3185d 06h 59m
Nbr orbits

Orbital second-generation space station (two docking ports, permitting to resupply and/or refuel). Unsuccessful attempt of docking of "Soyuz-T8" . Work of crews of piloting spacecrafts and docking with cargo spacecrafts: "Soyuz-T5" , "Progress-13" , "Soyuz-T6" , "Progress-14" , "Soyuz-T7" , "Progress-15" , "Progress-16" ; "Cosmos-1443" , "Soyuz-T9" , "Progress-17" , "Progress-18" ; "Soyuz-T10" , "Progress-19" , "Soyuz-T11" , "Progress-20" , "Progress-21" , "Progress-22" , "Soyuz-T12" , "Progress-23" ; "Soyuz-T13" , "Progress-24" , "Cosmos-1669" , "Soyuz-T14" , "Cosmos-1686" . Flight of crew of "Soyuz-T15" from station "Mir" and back.

The abandoned Salyut-7/Cosmos-1686 complex had decayed to a 308x312 km orbit by Dec 3, 1990 dropping 0.5 km/day with reentry expected in January or February 1991.

New launch cancel Baikonur

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Ref.: #1, #4, #7(JR62,647), #21, #78a - update: 03.09.25