Salyut

English

Salyut Program insignia.

Etymology

From Russian Салют (Saljut), from салют (saljut, “salute; fireworks”). Doublet of salute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːlˈjuːt/

Noun

Salyut (plural Salyuts)

1. Any of the spacecraft involved in the Salyut programme, the first space station programme undertaken by the Soviet Union, from 1971 to 1986.

Coordinate terms

• Progress
• Soyuz

 

Translations

Soviet space stations

• Russian: Салют (Saljut)

Anagrams

• Alytus