Salyut 1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

19 Apr 1971, 1:40am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

81/24 (81P)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Proton-K image

Proton-K

Mission

Salyut 1

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

First crewed space station

Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC

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