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Salyut 7

Salyut 7, (a.k.a. DOS-6) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. It was first manned in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15. Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including 12 manned and 15 unmanned launches in total. Supporting spacecraft included the Soyuz T, Progress, and TKS spacecraft.

Status

De-Orbited

Type

Government

Founded

1982-04-19

Deorbited

1991-02-07

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Agencies

RFSA