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Salyut-4 station
XR tel, UV solar tel, IR atmos spectra.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
XR tel, UV solar tel, IR atmos spectra. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1974-104; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 26 December 1974, 04:15:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 2 February 1977
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Salyut-4 station
XR tel, UV solar tel, IR atmos spectra.
- GCAT ID
- S07591
- Manufacturer
- ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
- Launch mass
- 18,500 kg
- Propulsion
- KTDU-66
- Dimensions
- 13.1 m long · 4.2 m diameter · 13.1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Salyut-4 station.
Verification
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