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Delta 1604 | IMP 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 1973, 2:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 16

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 20, 1973, 10:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Molniya-M | Molniya-2 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 19, 1973, 10:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Government communications satellite.

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 65

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1973, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 57

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1973, noon
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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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 43

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 15, 1973, 8:45 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 56

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 1973, 10:45 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 15

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 6, 1973, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 42

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 3, 1973, 1 p.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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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 49-56

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 2, 1973, 9:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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