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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 3, 1973, 5:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 35

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 1, 1973, 8:30 a.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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 26, 1973, 11:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 60

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 24, 1973, 11:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1973, 3:36 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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 45

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 11, 1973, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Luna-21

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 8, 1973, 6:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and rover

Lunar Impactor
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 4

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 28, 1972, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 3

Energia | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 1972, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 25, 1972, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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