Salyut 6

 

         

 

 

 

 

Salyut 6

was the first second generation Soviet space station

it was very similar to Salyut 4

but included major improvements

including the addition of an aft docking port

 

 

this made it possible for the station to be supplied 

by the automated  Progress ferry

and also the docking of  TKS craft

with Cosmos appellations

 

29 09 1977

 

 Salyut 6
  

Launched successfully

 

It was visited by 18 Soyuz missions, with two failing to dock

Soyuz space missions to Salyut 6

09 10 1977 Soyuz 25
 Kovalyonok

Ryumin

Failed to dock and returned to earth

 
10 12 1977 Soyuz 26
 Romanenko

Grechko

Docked and spent 96 days aboard

 
10 01 1978 Soyuz 27
 Dzhanibekov

Makarov

Visitors to station

 
02 03 1978 Soyuz 28
 Gubarev

Remek      

Visitors to Salyut 6

 
15 06 1978 Soyuz 29
 Kovalyonok

Ivanchenkov

Docked and stayed for 140 days

 
27 06 1978 Soyuz 30
 Klimuk

Hermasziewski

Visitors to station

 
26 08 1978 Soyuz 31
 Bykovsky

Jahn

Visitors to station

 
25 02 1979 Soyuz 32
 Lyakhov

Ryumin 

Docked and stayed 175 days

 
10 04 1979 Soyuz 33
 Rukhavishnikov

Ivanov

Failed to dock and returned to earth

 
06 06 1979 Soyuz 34
  

 

Launched unmanned returned crew of Soyuz 32

16 12 1979 Soyuz T1
  

 

Unmanned test of upgraded Soyuz, docked automatically

 
09 04 1980 Soyuz 35
 Popov

Ryumin 

Docked successfully, new long term crew stayed 185 days

 
26 05 1980 Soyuz 36
 Kubasov

Farkas

Visitors to station

 
05 06 1980 Soyuz T2
 Malashev

Aksyonov

Visitors to station

 
23 07 1980 Soyuz 37
 Gorbatko

Tuan

Visitors to station

 
18 08 1980 Soyuz 38
 Romanenko

Mendez 

Visitors to station

 
27 11 1980 Soyuz T3
 Kizim

Makarov

Strekalov

Docked to Salyut 6 for a short repair mission

 
12 03 1981 Soyuz T4
 Kovalyonok

Savinykh 

Docked successfully

 
22 03 1981 Soyuz 39
 Dzhanibekov

Gurragcha

Visitors to station

 
15 05 1981 Soyuz 40
 Popov

Prunariu

Visitors to station

 


TKS

to Salyut 7

         

 

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