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2.4.3 Salyut 3 Career
Entries below describe Salyut 3 operations during Soyuz missions to the station. For more information on the Soyuz missions, see section 1.8.4.2. Dates are hard dock to undock; if no hard dock achieved, launch to landing.
| Soyuz 14 | July 4-19, 1974 | |
| Pavel Popovich, Yuri Artyukhin Crew code name—Berkut The Berkuts tested the suitability of Salyut 3 as a manned military reconnaissance satellite. They also tested Almaz station systems, such as the solar arrays. The cosmonauts exercised for 2 hours each day to counter the effects of weightlessness. Because of this, they were able to climb from their Soyuz Ferry descent module without assistance at the end of their flight. | ||
| Soyuz 15 | August 26-28, 1974 | |
| Gennadi Sarafanov, Lev Demin Crew code name—Dunay Failed to dock with Salyut 3. | ||
2.5 Salyut 4/DOS-4 (December 26, 1974-February 2, 1977)
2.5.1 Salyut 4 Specifications
- Length ....................................................... 15.8 m
- Maximum diameter ..................................... 4.15 m
- Habitable volume ........................................ 90 m3
- Weight at launch ........................................ 18,900 kg
- Launch vehicle ........................................... Proton (three-stage)
- Orbital inclination ....................................... 51.6°
- Area of solar arrays ................................... 60 m2
- Number of solar arrays ............................... 3
- Electricity production ................................. 4 kW
- Resupply carriers ...................................... Soyuz Ferry
- Number of docking ports ............................ 1
- Total manned missions .............................. 3
- Total unmanned missions .......................... 1
- Total long-duration manned missions ........... 2
