Most important fact

Salyut 1 was the first space station put into orbit

Mass

18,500 kilogram

Dimensions

Cylindrically shaped. 12 meters long by a maximum of 4.1 meters wide.

Launched

April 19, 1971

Objectives

The main purpose of Salyut 1 was to study the effects of long duration spaceflight on the human body and to take photographs of the Earth from space.

Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Country

Soviet Union

Visit

The first visit to Salyut 1 launched from Baikonur was on April 22, 1971

The second visit was cancelled.

Interesting Facts

It was originally called ZARYA . However, this was changed before launching the satellite so that there would be no confusion between the station and the ground control call sign which too had the same name.

The design of the station was a combination between the Soyuz spacecraft and Almaz space station.