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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 31

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 30, 1972, 8:19 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.

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 21, 1972, 10:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 21, 1972, 10:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.

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Mu-4S | Denpa

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Aug. 19, 1972, 2:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanses ionospheric research satellite

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 8

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 18, 1972, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 16, 1972, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Zaliv-GVM satellites were mass models of the Zaliv navigation satellites, which were launched as payload substitutes on some Kosmos-3M evaluation launches.

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Scout D-1 | Explorer 46

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 13, 1972, 3:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite dedicated to meteroid research

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 40

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 2, 1972, 8:15 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.

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Proton | Salyut-2a

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 29, 1972, 3:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Backup of the Salyut 1 space station. Failed to reach orbit.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 30

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 28, 1972, 10:19 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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