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Saturn IB | Skylab 2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 25, 1973, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Skylab 2 (also known as SL-2 or SLM-1) was the first crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on May 25, 1973, 13:00:00 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin and Pilot Paul J. Weitz. During their 26-day stay on the station, crew performed station repairs and conducted scientific, medical experiments, gathered solar and Earth science data. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 1973, 13:49:48 UTC.

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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 25, 1973, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 48

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 23, 1973, 10:30 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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Diamant B | Castor & Pollux

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 21, 1973, 8:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Dual French scientific satellites. Lost due to launch vehicle failure.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 13

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 18, 1973, 11 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 62

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 17, 1973, 1:19 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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Titan 24B | KH-8 38

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 16, 1973, 4:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 3 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Saturn V | Skylab 1

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 14, 1973, 5:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton | Salyut-3a

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 11, 1973, 12:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third Salyut space station launched. Lost due to uncontrolled engines firing, called Kosmos-557 in an attempt to hide its true nature.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 12

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 5, 1973, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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