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Titan IIIE | Helios-A

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 10, 1974, 7:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Helios-A and Helios-B (also known as Helios 1 and Helios 2), are a pair of probes launched into heliocentric orbit for the purpose of studying solar processes. A joint venture of West Germany's space agency DFVLR (70% share) and NASA (30%), the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 10, 1974, and January 15, 1976, respectively. Built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm as the main contractor, they were the first spaceprobes built outside the United States or Soviet Union.

Heliocentric N/A
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Soyuz-U | Soyuz 16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 2, 1974, 9:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz 16 was a crewed test flight in a preparation for a joint Soviet-US space flight. The mission began on December 2, 1974, 09:40:00 UTC, with a launch of commander Anatoly Filipchenko and flight engineer Nikolai Rukavishnikov into orbit. During their 6-day stay in orbit, crew tested various new and improved systems and elements, including the new docking system. Soyuz 16 ended on December 8, 1974, 08:03:35 UTC with a successful landing.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 53

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 27, 1974, 11:44 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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Delta 2313 | Skynet IIB

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 23, 1974, 12:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

British military communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F8

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 21, 1974, 11:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 11L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 21, 1974, 10:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 73

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 1974, 11:59 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 33

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 16, 1974, 11:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 2 | FSW-0 0

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 5, 1974, 9:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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