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Molniya-M | US-K 4
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 30, 1975, 3:02 p.m.
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 75
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 28, 1975, 12:05 p.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 35
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 23, 1975, 11 a.m.
Delta 2910 | Landsat 2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 22, 1975, 5:55 p.m.
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 74
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 21, 1975, 11:04 a.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-2M 54
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 17, 1975, 9 a.m.
Soyuz | Soyuz 17
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 10, 1975, 9:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 17 was the first of two long-duration missions to the Salyut-4 space station. The mission began on January 10, 1975, 21:43:37 UTC, launching commander Aleksei Gubarev and flight engineer Georgi Grechko into orbit. Spacecraft was manually docked with the station on January 12. During their stay on the station, crew performed an array of astrophysical experiments, including studying the Sun, planets and the stars in a wide electromagnetic spectrum. The mission concluded after 29 days with a safe landing back on Earth on February 9, 1975, 11:03:22 UTC.
Low Earth OrbitVoskhod | Zenit-4MK 34
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 27, 1974, 9:10 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Parus 1
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1974, 11:59 a.m.
Proton | Salyut-4
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 26, 1974, 4:15 a.m.
