![]() Salyut 7 was part of the transition from monolithic to modular space stations, acting as a testbed for docking of additional modules and expanded station operations. ![]() It was part of the Soviet Salyut programme, and launched on 19 April 1982 on a Proton rocket from Site 200/40 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Soviet Union. Supporting spacecraft included the Soyuz T, Progress, and TKS spacecraft. Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including 12 crewed and 15 uncrewed launches in total. It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15. DOS-6, short for Durable Orbital Station ) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. Salyut 7 ( Russian: Салют-7 English: Salute 7) (a.k.a. ![]() Salyut 7 with docked Kosmos 1686 TKS spacecraft
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