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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 5

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 1972, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).

Geostationary Orbit
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Scout D-1 | Aeros 1

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 16, 1972, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Joint NASA-German ministry for science and education satellite to study the upper atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Apollo LM | Apollo 17

Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of America
Taurus–Littrow, Moon
Dec. 14, 1972, 10:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Return flight of Apollo 17 from the Moon.

Lunar Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 44

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 14, 1972, 1:40 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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Molniya-M | Molniya-2 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 12, 1972, 6:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Government communications satellite.

Elliptical Orbit
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Delta 0900 | Nimbus 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 11, 1972, 7:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite used to test advanced meteorological sensor systems

Low Earth Orbit
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Saturn V | Apollo 17

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 7, 1972, 5:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Apollo 17 was the final mission of the Apollo program. The craft was crewed by Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt & Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans. The mission lasted for 12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds during which time Cernan & Schmitt spent 3 days on lunar surface completing three moonwalks to collect lunar samples and install scientific instruments on the surface. Apollo 17 was the last time human beings have gone beyond Low Earth Orbit.

Lunar Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 2, 1972, 4:39 a.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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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-IK 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 1972, 9:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 34

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 25, 1972, 9:10 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.

Low Earth Orbit
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