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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 16, 1970, 4:29 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 9

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 15, 1970, 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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Diamant B | Péole

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 12, 1970, 1:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.

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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 12, 1970, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.

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Scout B | Uhuru

Vought | United States of America
Broglio Space Center, Kenya
Dec. 12, 1970, 10:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Small satellite designed to survey the celestial sphere and search for sources of X-ray, gamma-ray, UV and other spectral regions.

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Thor Delta N6 | NOAA 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 11, 1970, 11:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 15

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 10, 1970, 11:10 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.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 4

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 3, 1970, 1:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Proton | L1E 2K

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 2, 1970, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellites designed to test the L1 and Blok-D systems for lunar missions.

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Ionosfernaya Stantsiya 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 1970, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ionospheric topside sounder

Low Earth Orbit
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