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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 43

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 4, 1972, 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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Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cylindrical satellite used to calibrate optical and radar ground equipment.

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Molniya-M | Molniya-2 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 30, 1972, 8:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Government communications satellite.

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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1972, 8:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

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Delta 1604 | IMP 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 23, 1972, 1:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Molniya-M | US-K 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 19, 1972, 7:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 42

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 16, 1972, 8:20 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-2M 32

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 15, 1972, 9:40 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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Scout B-1 | Triad 1

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 2, 1972, 5:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to accurately measure atmospheric drag in order to improve the accuracy of the USN Transit Navigation System

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 41

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 2, 1972, 10:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
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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