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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 66

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 1973, 12:29 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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Saturn IB | Skylab 4

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 16, 1973, 2:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Skylab 4 (also known as SL-4 or SLM-3) was the third and the last crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on November 16, 1973, 14:01:23 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Gerald P. Carr, Science Pilot Edward G. Gibson and William R. Pogue. During their 83-day stay on the station, crew performed Earth and solar observations. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on February 8, 1974, 15:16:53 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 14, 1973, 8:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIID | KH-9 7

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 10, 1973, 8:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Low Earth Orbit
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