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Delta 1900 | AE-C

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 16, 1973, 6:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to photochemical processes in the Earth's atmosphere

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 3 & 4

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 13, 1973, 11:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellites designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 14

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 13, 1973, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-I series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 4, 1973, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 1973, 1:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz | Kosmos 613

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 30, 1973, 5:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 18

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1973, 11:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 67

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1973, 9:29 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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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 27, 1973, 12:08 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 59

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 21, 1973, 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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