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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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Titan 24B | KH-8 37

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 21, 1972, 5:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 3 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1972, 2:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 5

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 1972, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).

Geostationary Orbit
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Scout D-1 | Aeros 1

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 16, 1972, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Joint NASA-German ministry for science and education satellite to study the upper atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Apollo LM | Apollo 17

Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of America
Taurus–Littrow, Moon
Dec. 14, 1972, 10:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Return flight of Apollo 17 from the Moon.

Lunar Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 44

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 14, 1972, 1:40 p.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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