Salyut

American  

[sahl-yoot] / ˈsɑlˌyut /

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting space stations, first launched in 1971.

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Salyut British  

/ sælˈjuːt /

noun

1. any of a series of seven Soviet space stations. The first was launched into earth orbit in April 1971 and the last was launched in April 1982. The Salyut programme led to the Mir space station

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Etymology

Origin of Salyut

< Russian Salyút literally, salute < French

Example Sentences

But it ended after only two when the vehicle failed to dock with the Salyut 6 orbital space station.

From New York Times

The 18-ton rocket that fell last May was the heaviest debris to fall uncontrolled since the former Soviet space station Salyut 7 in 1991.

From Washington Times

Since the Soviet Union launched the first space station, Salyut 1, 50 years ago, humans have lived on a total of 11 such facilities in Earth orbit.

From Scientific American

For the moment, a new Russian space station—which would be a successor to the Salyut and Mir stations launched in the 1970s and ’80s—seems like a distant prospect.

From Science Magazine

Meanwhile, the Soviet Union built orbital outposts in the Salyut and Mir programs.

From Scientific American