Salyut 5
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| Station statistics | |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1976-057A |
| SATCAT no. | 08911 |
| Call sign | Salyut 5[citation needed] |
| Crew | 2 |
| Launch | 22 June 1976 18:04:00 UTC |
| Carrier rocket | Proton-K |
| Launch pad | Baikonur 81/23 |
| Reentry | 8 August 1977 |
| Mass | 19,000 kg |
| Length | 14.55 metres (47.7 ft) |
| Diameter | 4.15 metres (13.6 ft) |
| Pressurised volume | 100 cubic metres (3,500 cu ft) |
| Periapsis altitude | 223 kilometres (120 nmi) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 269 kilometres (145 nmi) |
| Orbital inclination | 51.6° |
| Orbital period | 89 minutes |
| Days in orbit | 412 days |
| Days occupied | 67 days |
| No. of orbits | 6,666 |
| Distance travelled | Approx 270,409,616 kilometres (168,024,745 mi) |
| Configuration | |
 Salyut 5 diagram | |
Salyut 5 (Russian: Салют-5 meaning Salute 5), also known as OPS-3, was a Soviet space station. Launched in 1976 as part of the Salyut programme, it was the third and last Almaz space station to be launched for the Soviet military. Two Soyuz missions visited the station, each crewed by two cosmonauts. A third Soyuz mission attempted to visit the station, but failed to dock, whilst a fourth mission was planned but never launched.
Salyut 5 was launched at 18:04:00 UTC on 22 June 1976. The launch took place from Site 81/23 the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and used a three-stage Proton-K carrier rocket with the serial number 290–02.[1]
Upon reaching orbit, Salyut 5 was assigned the International Designator 1976-057A, whilst the North American Aerospace Defense Command gave it the Satellite Catalog Number 08911.[2]
Spacecraft
Salyut 5 was an Almaz spacecraft, the last of three to be launched as space stations after Salyut 2 and Salyut 3. Like its predecessors, it was 14.55 metres (47.7 ft) long, with a maximum diameter of 4.15 metres (13.6 ft). It had a habitable interior volume of 100 cubic metres (3,500 cu ft), and a mass at launch of 19,000 kilograms (42,000 lb). The station was equipped with a single docking port for Soyuz spacecraft, with the Soyuz 7K-T being the configuration in service at the time. Two solar arrays mounted laterally at the same end of the station as the docking port provided it with power. The station was equipped with a KSI capsule to return research data and materials.
Salyut 5 carried Agat, a camera which the crews used to observe the Earth. The German Kristall furnace was used for crystal growth experiments aboard the station[citation needed].
