Previous Spaceflight Launches
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 53
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 21, 1973, 12:30 p.m.
Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 17, 1973, 4:49 a.m.
Proton | Mars-7
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 9, 1973, 5 p.m.
Proton | Mars-6
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 5, 1973, 5:45 p.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-2M 40
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 1, 1973, 2 p.m.
Saturn IB | Skylab 3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 28, 1973, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitProton | Mars-5
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 25, 1973, 6:55 p.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-4M 52
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 25, 1973, 11:30 a.m.
Proton | Mars-4
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 21, 1973, 7:30 p.m.
Delta 0300 | ITOS E
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 16, 1973, 5:10 p.m.
