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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 23, 1974, 12:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 21, 1974, 6:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

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Kosmos-3M | DS-U3-IK 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 17, 1974, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.

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Delta 2914 | SMS 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 17, 1974, 9:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Geostationary meteorological satellite

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 8

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 17, 1974, 6:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 47

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1974, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 25

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 15, 1974, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 7

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 15, 1974, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 29, 1974, 5:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 24

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 29, 1974, 1:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

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