Salyut 7 (Russian: Салют-7; English: Salute 7) (a.k.a. DOS-6[1]) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991.[1] It was first manned in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15.[1] Various crew and modules were used over its lifetime, including 12 manned and 15 unmanned launches in total.[1] Supporting spacecraft included the Soyuz T, Progress, and TKS spacecraft.[1]