Soviet Space Program

Salyut-3a

Proton-K

SUCCESS

Success

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 00:20 UTC

Mission

/01

Third Salyut space station launched. Lost due to uncontrolled engines firing, called Kosmos-557 in an attempt to hide its true nature.

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: K

Launch Pad

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

46.074° N, 62.978° E

Pad Launches

374

Location Launches

735

Agency Launches

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