Salyut 3
E1009746
Salyut 3 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1974 as part of the secretive Almaz program, used to test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salyut 3 canonical | 4 |
| Salyut 3 space station (Almaz-derived) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12722421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salyut 3 Context triple: [Salyut 1, successor, Salyut 3]
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A.
Salyut 2
Salyut 2 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1973 as part of the Almaz program, which failed shortly after reaching orbit due to structural and control system problems.
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B.
Salyut 7
Salyut 7 was a Soviet-era modular space station that served as one of the last and most advanced stations in the Salyut program, paving the way for the later Mir space station.
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C.
Salyut 1
Salyut 1 was the world’s first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as a pioneering long-duration orbital laboratory.
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D.
Soyuz 9
Soyuz 9 was a 1970 Soviet crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for human spaceflight duration and tested the limits of long-term living and working in orbit.
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E.
Voskhod spacecraft
The Voskhod spacecraft was a Soviet crewed space capsule that succeeded Vostok and enabled milestones such as the first multi-person crewed mission and the first spacewalk during the early space race.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salyut 3 Target entity description: Salyut 3 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1974 as part of the secretive Almaz program, used to test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit.
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A.
Salyut 2
Salyut 2 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1973 as part of the Almaz program, which failed shortly after reaching orbit due to structural and control system problems.
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B.
Salyut 7
Salyut 7 was a Soviet-era modular space station that served as one of the last and most advanced stations in the Salyut program, paving the way for the later Mir space station.
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C.
Salyut 1
Salyut 1 was the world’s first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as a pioneering long-duration orbital laboratory.
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D.
Soyuz 9
Soyuz 9 was a 1970 Soviet crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for human spaceflight duration and tested the limits of long-term living and working in orbit.
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E.
Voskhod spacecraft
The Voskhod spacecraft was a Soviet crewed space capsule that succeeded Vostok and enabled milestones such as the first multi-person crewed mission and the first spacewalk during the early space race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Almaz space station
ⓘ
Soviet spacecraft ⓘ military space station ⓘ space station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OPS-2 ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | ~270 km ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1974-046A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| coverNameInProgram |
Salyut program
ⓘ
linked to:
Salyut space stations
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewTransportSpacecraft |
Soyuz 14
ⓘ
Soyuz 15 ⓘ |
| deorbited | 1975-01-24 ⓘ |
| diameter | 4.15 m ⓘ |
| dockingPorts | 1 ⓘ |
| dockingSystem | Soviet probe-and-drogue ⓘ |
| firstCrewedDockingDate | 1974-07-04 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMission | Soyuz 14 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMissionDuration | ~15 days ⓘ |
| hadOnboardWeapon | 23 mm autocannon ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1974-06-25 ⓘ |
| launchMass | ~18,900 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23 ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| launchVehicle |
Proton-K
ⓘ
linked to:
Proton rocket
|
| length | 14.55 m ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1975-01-24 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1974-06-25 ⓘ |
| NORADId | 07398 ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Air Forces
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | ~89 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitReference | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salyut program
ⓘ
linked to:
Salyut space stations
|
| perigeeAltitude | ~219 km ⓘ |
| predecessor | Salyut 2 ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| program |
Almaz program
ⓘ
linked to:
Almaz military program
|
| purpose | test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit ⓘ |
| secondaryMissionType | military technology demonstration ⓘ |
| secondCrewedMissionAttempt | Soyuz 15 ⓘ |
| secondCrewedMissionOutcome | docking failure ⓘ |
| secrecy | military project kept classified during operation ⓘ |
| status | deorbited ⓘ |
| successor | Salyut 5 ⓘ |
| testedTechnology |
film-return capsules
ⓘ
high-resolution reconnaissance camera ⓘ onboard weapons system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film-return reconnaissance
ⓘ
optical reconnaissance ⓘ weapons testing in space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salyut 3 Description of subject: Salyut 3 was a Soviet military space station launched in 1974 as part of the secretive Almaz program, used to test reconnaissance and defense technologies in orbit.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Salyut 3