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Salyut 7
The last Salyut station and a proving ground for long-duration Soviet orbital operations.
Salyut 7 was a near twin of Salyut 6 with two docking ports for Soyuz and Progress operations. It hosted six long-duration crews, several international visiting missions, the first French spaceflight, Svetlana Savitskaya's historic EVA, and the difficult Soyuz T-13 repair mission after the uncrewed station lost power in 1985.
Operations
1982-1991
Launched in 1982, last staffed in 1986, and reentered over Argentina in 1991.
Crews
10 crews
NASA's Russian space station history lists ten cosmonaut crews, including six long-duration crews.
Program role
Bridge to Mir
Salyut 7 used two docking ports, Progress resupply, and TKS-derived modules that helped mature the path toward modular stations.
All values are approximate and vary with configuration.