Human Exploration
Sixth operational Salyut space station
The Salyut programme was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union. 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.
Apr 19, 1971 — Jul 16, 1986
Orbital Attempt
#2,016
CCCP Mission
#1,160
Pad Launch
#29
Location Launch
#500
Designator
1977-097
Sep 29, 1977, 6:50 AM
1 update
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Sep 29, 1977, 11:50 AM
Total Launches
1,564
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
