Salyut 4

04:15:00 UTC, Baikonur

Salyut 4 (Russian Салют -4 " Salut " ) was a Soviet space station, which was launched on December 26, 1974 by a Proton-K rocket into orbit. They burned up on February 3, 1977 during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. During their period of duty, she was manned by two crews: first by Alexei Gubaryov Georgi Grechko and with the spacecraft Soyuz 17, followed by Pyotr Klimuk and Vitaly Sevastyanov with Soyuz 18

Specifications

  • Length: 15.8 m
  • Diameter: max. 4.15 m
  • Habitable space: 90 m³
  • Mass at takeoff: 18,900 kg
  • Surface of the solar cell: 60 m²
  • Number of solar panels: 3
  • Electrical power: 4 kW
  • Number of coupling adapter: 1

Research equipment

Overall, about 2 t research equipment were on board, including:

  • The 25 cm solar telescope OST -1 (Russian ОСТ -1) ( a development of the Crimean Observatory )
  • The reflectance spectrometer KDS -3 (Russian КДС -3)
  • Watch the plant for light nuclei SILJA -4 (Russian СИЛЯ -4),
  • The solar spectrometer KSS -2 (Russian КСС -4)
  • The infrared telescope ITS -P (Russian ИТЫ - П )
  • The detection device for Meteor Fabric MMK -1 Russian ММК -1 and neutral particles " Rjabina " (Russian Рябина " rowan " )
  • The mass spectrometer " Spektr " (Russian Спектр "spectrum" ),
  • The temperature sensor for aerospace " Emissija " (Russian Эмиссия " Issue")
  • The Earth observation satellites KATE -140 (Russian КАТЭ -140 "Emission " KATE -500 (Russian КАТЭ -500), BA -SK (Russian БА - ЗК ) )
  • The tele- photometer " micron " (Russian Микрон " micron ")
  • Other devices for medical and technological experiments
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Salyut programme
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