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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 Orbit
Proton | 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.
Titan IIID | KH-9 6
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 13, 1973, 8:22 p.m.
Molniya-M | Molniya-2 6
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 11, 1973, 9:58 a.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-4M 51
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 4, 1973, 10:59 a.m.
Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 4
Energia | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 27, 1973, 11:50 a.m.
