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From 1977 until 1982, Salyut 6 was visited by five long-and eleven short-duration crews, including cosmonauts from Warsaw Pact countries as part of the Intercosmos programme.

These crews were responsible for carrying out the primary missions of Salyut 6, including astronomy, Earth-resources observations and the study of the effect of spaceflight on the human body.

Following the completion of these missions and the launch of its successor, Salyut 7, Salyut 6 was deorbited on 29 July 1982, almost five years after its launch.