| Salyut-4 and -5 objects |
| Salyut-6 objects |
| Salyut-7 objects |
| Salyut-7 objects - subset with odd eccentricity increase |
| Mir objects |
The plots on the pages linked above show the orbital behaviour of tracked objects associated with the Salyut space stations.
Many of them are understood to be garbage bags ejected from the trash airlock. (No comparable
objects are associated with missions prior to Salyut-4, either because the trash airlock was not
present or because NORAD did not track the objects).
In each plot, the green line shows average height vs time for the object. The red and blue points
show apogee and perigee heights. Normal behaviour is for the eccentricity to be low and decrease
towards circularity over time. A subset of objects released in 1984-85 from Salyut-7 which show discrepant behaviour
are noted.
Plots are provided for all objects with the relevant international designation for the launch, including the
stations themsleves and satellites deployed form them. The plots show only the first five months after
deployment for each object.