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Salyut Program

sah-LYOOT (Russian for salute or fireworks)

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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.

Facts
Mission Type
Space station program 1
Launch Date
1971-04-19 1
Date of the Salyut 1 launch, the first station of the program.
Outcome
Ran from 1971 to 1986 across four crewed scientific stations and two crewed Almaz military reconnaissance stations; superseded by Mir, whose modular design built on Salyut's own. 1
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Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Additional Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)Salyut programme, Wikipedia, lead section (Soviet Union attribution)
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationSalyut programme, lead section
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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.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationSalyut programme, Wikipedia, Salyut 1 section
Quote, Salyut programme, Wikipedia, Salyut 1 section
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.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationSalyut programme, Wikipedia, lead section (name meaning)
Quote, Salyut programme, Wikipedia, lead section (name meaning)
The Salyut programme (Russian: Салют ... meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: Soviet space program, Salyut programme, Wikipedia, lead section (Soviet Union attribution)
Quote, Operated By: Soviet space program, Salyut programme, Wikipedia, lead section (Soviet Union attribution)
was the first space station programme, undertaken by the Soviet Union
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