Salyut 2 photograph

Salyut 2

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Launch dateApril 3, 1973, 11:00 AM GMT+2
Mass18,500 kg
Launch pad Baikonur
Site 81
Orbital inclination51. 6°
Days in orbit54 days
No. of orbits866
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2148840
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About Salyut 2


Salyut 2 was a Soviet space station which was launched in 1973 as part of the Salyut programme. It was the first Almaz military space station to fly. Within two weeks of its launch, the station had lost attitude control and depressurised, leaving it unusable.

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