Space Stations

Space Stations

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    Salyut 1

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    Government

    Salyut 1 (DOS-1) was the first space station of any kind, launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The Salyut program followed this with five more successful launches out of seven more…

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    Salyut 2

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Salyut 2 (OPS-1) (Russian: Салют-2 meaning Salute 2) was a Soviet space station which was launched in 1973 as part of the Salyut programme. It was the first Almaz military space station to fly. Within two weeks of its…

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    Skylab

    Organization
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back…

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    Salyut 3

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Salyut 3 (Russian: Салют-3; English: Salute 3; also known as OPS-2 or Almaz 2) was a Soviet space station launched on 25 June 1974. It was the second Almaz military space station, and the first such station to be…

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    Salyut 4

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    Government

    Salyut 4 represented the second phase of DOS civilian space station. Although the basic design of Salyut 1 was retained, it switched to three large solar panels mounted on the forward module rather than its…

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    Salyut 5

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Salyut 5, also known as OPS-3, was a Soviet space station. Launched in 1976 as part of the Salyut programme, it was the third and last Almaz space station to be launched for the Soviet military. Two Soyuz missions…

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    Salyut 6

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Salyut 6, also known as DOS-5, was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth flown as part of the Salyut programme. Launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket, the station was the first of the "second-generation"…

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    Salyut 7

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Salyut 7, (a.k.a. DOS-6) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. It was first manned in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15. Various crew…

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    Mir

    Organization
    Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The…

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    International Space Station

    Organization
    Canadian Space Agency
    Status
    Active
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
    Date
    Country
    Category
    Government

    The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in…

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    Genesis I

    Organization
    Bigelow Aerospace
    Status
    Decommissioned
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
    Date
    Country
    Category
    Commercial

    Genesis I is the first of two experimental inflatable space habitats. It is a one-third scale model of Bigelow Aerospace's BA330 Module.

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    Genesis II

    Organization
    Bigelow Aerospace
    Status
    Decommissioned
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
    Date
    Country
    Category
    Commercial

    Genesis II is the second of two experimental inflatable space habitats. It is a one-third scale model of Bigelow Aerospace's BA330 Module. Genesis II became inactive after the avionics systems stopped working 2.5 years…

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    Tiangong 1

    Organization
    China National Space Administration
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Tiangong-1 (Chinese: 天宫一号; pinyin: Tiāngōng yīhào; literally: "Heavenly Palace 1" or "Celestial Palace 1") was China's first prototype space station. It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a…

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    Tiangong 2

    Organization
    China National Space Administration
    Status
    De Orbited
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    End
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    Government

    Tiangong-2 (Chinese: 天宫二号; pinyin: Tiāngōng èrhào; literally: "Celestial Palace 2") is a Chinese space laboratory and part of the Project 921-2 space station program. Tiangong-2 was launched on 15 September 2016…

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    Tiangong space station

    Organization
    China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
    Status
    Active
    Location
    Low Earth Orbit
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    Government

    The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. It will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station and about the size of the Mir…

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