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Delta 0900 | Landsat 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 25-32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1972, 6:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 39

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 19, 1972, 1:45 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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Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 2

Energia | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 13, 1972, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 56

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 12, 1972, 5:59 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 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 10, 1972, 4:15 p.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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Titan IIID | KH-9 3

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 7, 1972, 5:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 38

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 6, 1972, 10:40 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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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 55

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 5, 1972, 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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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 12 (26L)

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 30, 1972, 6:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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