Launch vehicle
Proton-K
- Recorded launches
- 29
- First flight
- 1968-11-16
Historical mission record
This page records Proton | Salyut-3a and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Third Salyut space station launched. Lost due to uncontrolled engines firing, called Kosmos-557 in an attempt to hide its true nature.
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- 81/23 (81L)
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Programs
- Salyut
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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