Salyut 7 (; ) (aka
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 and modules were used over its lifetime, including a total of 12 manned and 15 unmanned launches. Supporting spacecraft included the
Soyuz T,
Progress, and
TKS spacecraft.