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SPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY

Global Spaceflight Register of 1972

ID	Y	M	D	Country	Project	Vehicle	Reference	Result	Launch Site	Altitude Peak	Rocket Mass	Payload Mass	Launch Mass	Lives	Payload Identity (A)	Class (A)	Objective (A)	Altitude (A)	Mass (A)	Payload Identity (B)	Class (B)	Objective (B)	Altitude (B)	Mass (B)	Payload Identity (C)	Class (C)	Objective (C)	Altitude (C)	Mass (C)	Crewmember 1	Crewmember 2	Crewmember 3
1	1972	Jan	12	USSR	Kosmos 471	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-247	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	316.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 471	Satellite	Military Surveillance	316.00	6,300.00
2	1972	Jan	20	USA	KH-9-2, OPS7719	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-2	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	545.00	157,680.00	13,360.00	171,040.00		KH-9-2	Satellite	Military Surveillance	330.00	13,300.00	OPS7719	Satellite	Military Communications	545.00	60.00
3	1972	Jan	23	USA	Intelsat 4 F4	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-28	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,917.00	73,858.00	1,410.00	75,268.00		Intelsat 4 F4	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,917.00	1,410.00
4	1972	Jan	25	USSR	Kosmos 472	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-52	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,536.00	48,110.00	250.00	48,360.00		Kosmos 472	Satellite	Military Target	1,536.00	250.00
5	1972	Jan	31	USA	HEOS 2	Delta-L	Delta-87-Thor-564	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	240,164.00	76,633.00	123.00	76,756.00		HEOS 2	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	240,164.00	123.00
6	1972	Feb	03	USSR	Kosmos 473	Sputnik-11A57	7801421-136	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	309.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 473	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,000.00
7	1972	Feb	14	USSR	Luna 20	Proton-K-D	258-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	5,600.00	688,045.00		Luna 20	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	5,600.00
8	1972	Feb	16	USSR	Kosmos 474	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-240	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	325.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 474	Satellite	Military Surveillance	325.00	6,300.00
9	1972	Feb	16	USA	Jumpseat 2	Titan-III-B-(33)	33B-2-3B-37	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	100.00	164,315.00	700.00	165,015.00		Jumpseat 2	Satellite	Military Communications	100.00	700.00
10	1972	Feb	25	RUS	Kosmos 475	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-51	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	537.00	107,335.00	680.00	108,015.00		Kosmos 475	Satellite	Navigation	537.00	680.00
11	1972	Mar	01	USA	IMEWS 3	Titan-III-C-(23)	3C-22	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,962.00	158,008.00	900.00	158,908.00		IMEWS 3	Satellite	Early Warning	35,962.00	900.00
12	1972	Mar	01	USSR	Kosmos 476	Vostok-8A92M	S15000-009	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	388.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Kosmos 476	Satellite	Military Communications	388.00	3,800.00
13	1972	Mar	03	USA	Pioneer 10	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-27	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	73,858.00	259.00	74,117.00		Pioneer 10	Spacecraft	Probe for Interplanetary Science	+	259.00
14	1972	Mar	04	USSR	Kosmos 477, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	7801421-138	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	306.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 477	Satellite	Military Surveillance	306.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	291.00	630.00
15	1972	Mar	12	USA	TD 1A	Delta-N	Thor-573-Delta-88	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	550.00	74,409.00	472.00	74,881.00		TD 1A	Satellite	Astronomy	550.00	472.00
16	1972	Mar	15	USSR	Kosmos 478	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-252	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	282.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 478	Satellite	Military Surveillance	282.00	6,300.00
17	1972	Mar	17	USA	OPS 1678	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-3-3B-34	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	409.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 1678	Satellite	Military Surveillance	409.00	3,000.00
18	1972	Mar	22	RUS	Kosmos 479	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-52	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	537.00	107,335.00	875.00	108,210.00		Kosmos 479	Satellite	Military Communications	537.00	875.00
19	1972	Mar	24	USA	DMSP-Block-5B F2	Thor-Burner-2A	Thor-153	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	858.00	50,222.00	195.00	50,417.00		DMSP-Block-5B F2	Satellite	Weather Research	858.00	195.00
20	1972	Mar	25	RUS	Kosmos 480	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-53	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,199.00	107,335.00	600.00	107,935.00		Kosmos 480	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,199.00	600.00
21	1972	Mar	25	USSR	Kosmos 481	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-46	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	496.00	48,110.00	375.00	48,485.00		Kosmos 481	Satellite	Military Target	496.00	375.00
22	1972	Mar	27	USSR	Venera 8	Molniya-M-MVL	S15000-063	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	246.00	132,060.00	1,180.00	133,240.00		Venera 8	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Venus	246.00	1,180.00
23	1972	Mar	30	USSR	Meteor M-11	Vostok-8A92M	7708481-334	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	877.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Meteor M-11	Satellite	Weather Research	877.00	3,800.00
24	1972	Mar	31	USSR	Kosmos 482	Molniya-M-MVL	7801421-513	Partial	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	100.00	132,060.00	1,180.00	133,240.00		Kosmos 482	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Venus	100.00	1,180.00
25	1972	Apr	03	USSR	Kosmos 483	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-245	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	313.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 483	Satellite	Military Surveillance	313.00	6,300.00
26	1972	Apr	04	RUS	Molniya 1-20, SRET 1	Molniya-M-ML	Yu15000-093	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	40,006.00	132,060.00	1,615.00	133,675.00		Molniya 1-20	Satellite	Military Communications	40,006.00	1,600.00	SRET 1	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	39,250.00	15.00
27	1972	Apr	06	USSR	Kosmos 484, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	7801421-139	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	223.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 484	Satellite	Military Surveillance	223.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	177.00	630.00
28	1972	Apr	07	USSR	Interkosmos 6	Sputnik-11A57	Kh15000-013	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	326.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Interkosmos 6	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	326.00	6,000.00
29	1972	Apr	11	USSR	Kosmos 485	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-58	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	477.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 485	Satellite	Military Target	477.00	325.00
30	1972	Apr	14	USSR	Prognoz 1	Molniya-M-SOL	Kh15000-079	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	234.00	132,060.00	845.00	132,905.00		Prognoz 1	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	234.00	845.00
31	1972	Apr	14	USSR	Kosmos 486	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-253	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	234.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 486	Satellite	Military Surveillance	234.00	6,300.00
32	1972	Apr	16	USA	Apollo 16	Saturn-V	SA-511	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	2,798,000.00	48,599.00	2,846,599.00	♥ 3	Apollo 16	Spacecraft	Apollo-CSM-113, Apollo-LM-11, LRV-2, PFS-2	+	48,599.00											John Watts Young	Thomas "Ken" Kenneth Mattingly II	Charles "Charlie" Moss Duke
33	1972	Apr	19	USA	KH-4B 1116	Thorad-SLV-2H-Agena-D	569	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	276.00	77,175.00	2,000.00	79,175.00		KH-4B 1116	Satellite	Military Surveillance	276.00	2,000.00
34	1972	Apr	21	USSR	Kosmos 487	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-57	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	504.00	48,110.00	504.00	48,614.00		Kosmos 487	Satellite	Military Target	504.00	504.00
35	1972	Apr	25	USSR	Kosmos 488	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-51	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	100.00	48,110.00	330.00	48,440.00		Kosmos 488	Satellite	Military Target	100.00	330.00
36	1972	May	05	USSR	Kosmos 488	Sputnik-11A57	7702424-717	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	294.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 488	Satellite	Military Surveillance	294.00	6,300.00
37	1972	May	06	RUS	Kosmos 489	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-54	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	998.00	107,335.00	680.00	108,015.00		Kosmos 489	Satellite	Navigation	998.00	680.00
38	1972	May	17	USSR	Kosmos 490, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	7701421-140	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	285.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 490	Satellite	Military Surveillance	285.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	258.00	630.00
39	1972	May	19	RUS	Molniya 2-2	Molniya-M-ML	Yu15000-091	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,293.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-2	Satellite	Military Communications	39,293.00	1,600.00
40	1972	May	20	USA	OPS 6574, SRV-1, SRV-2	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-4-3B-35	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	100.00	172,040.00	9,000.00	181,040.00		OPS 6574	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	3,000.00	SRV-1	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	3,000.00	SRV-2	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	3,000.00
41	1972	May	24	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-46	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
42	1972	May	25	USSR	Kosmos 491	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-244	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	268.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 491	Satellite	Military Surveillance	268.00	6,300.00
43	1972	May	25	USA	KH-4B 1117	Thorad-SLV-2H-Agena-D	571	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	305.00	77,175.00	2,000.00	79,175.00		KH-4B 1117	Satellite	Military Surveillance	305.00	2,000.00
44	1972	Jun	09	USSR	Kosmos 492	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-250	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	323.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 492	Satellite	Military Surveillance	323.00	6,300.00
45	1972	Jun	13	USA	Intelsat 4 F5	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-29	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,847.00	73,858.00	1,410.00	75,268.00		Intelsat 4 F5	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,847.00	1,410.00
46	1972	Jun	21	USSR	Kosmos 493	Sputnik-11A57	7801421-142	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	267.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 493	Satellite	Military Surveillance	267.00	6,000.00
47	1972	Jun	23	RUS	Kosmos 494	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-55	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	786.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 494	Satellite	Military Communications	786.00	750.00
48	1972	Jun	23	USSR	Kosmos 495	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-239	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	277.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 495	Satellite	Military Surveillance	277.00	6,300.00
49	1972	Jun	26	USSR	Kosmos 496	Soyuz-11A511	Yu15000-020	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	253.00	125,900.00	6,800.00	132,700.00		Kosmos 496	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-TM	253.00	6,800.00
50	1972	Jun	29	USSR	Prognoz 2	Molniya-M-SOL	M15000-108	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	201,804.00	132,060.00	845.00	132,905.00		Prognoz 2	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	201,804.00	845.00
51	1972	Jun	30	USSR	Interkosmos 7	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U3-IK-3	Success	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	550.00	48,110.00	375.00	48,485.00		Interkosmos 7	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	550.00	375.00
52	1972	Jun	30	USSR	Kosmos 497	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-I-12	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	787.00	48,110.00	300.00	48,410.00		Kosmos 497	Satellite	Military Target	787.00	300.00
53	1972	Jun	30	USSR	Meteor M-12	Vostok-8A92M	7801421-333	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	893.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Meteor M-12	Satellite	Weather Research	893.00	3,800.00
54	1972	Jul	05	USSR	Kosmos 498	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-56	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	490.00	48,110.00	490.00	48,600.00		Kosmos 498	Satellite	Military Target	490.00	490.00
55	1972	Jul	06	USSR	Kosmos 499	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-246	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	283.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 499	Satellite	Military Surveillance	283.00	6,000.00
56	1972	Jul	07	USA	KH-9-3, OPS7803	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-5	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	504.00	157,680.00	13,360.00	171,040.00		KH-9-3	Satellite	Military Surveillance	254.00	13,300.00	OPS7803	Satellite	Military Communications	504.00	60.00
57	1972	Jul	10	RUS	Kosmos 500	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-56	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	548.00	107,335.00	875.00	108,210.00		Kosmos 500	Satellite	Military Communications	548.00	875.00
58	1972	Jul	12	USSR	Kosmos 501	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-50	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	2,167.00	48,110.00	250.00	48,360.00		Kosmos 501	Satellite	Military Target	2,167.00	250.00
59	1972	Jul	13	USSR	Kosmos 502	Soyuz-M	Kh15000-002	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	262.00	126,000.00	6,000.00	132,000.00		Kosmos 502	Satellite	Military Surveillance	262.00	6,000.00
60	1972	Jul	19	USSR	Kosmos 503	Sputnik-11A57	78033-267	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	288.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 503	Satellite	Military Surveillance	288.00	6,300.00
61	1972	Jul	20	RUS	Kosmos 504 to 511	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-57	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,545.00	107,335.00	400.00	107,735.00		Kosmos 504 to 511	Satellite	Military Communications	1,545.00	400.00
62	1972	Jul	23	USA	Landsat 1	Delta-0900	Thor-574-Delta-89	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	909.00	74,029.00	816.00	74,845.00		Landsat 1	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	909.00	816.00
63	1972	Jul	28	USSR	Kosmos 512	Sputnik-11A57	7702421-143	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	273.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 512	Satellite	Military Surveillance	273.00	6,000.00
64	1972	Jul	29	RUS	Zarya	Proton-K	260-01	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	100.00	669,085.00	18,000.00	687,085.00		Zarya	Space Station	Military Technology	100.00	18,000.00
65	1972	Aug	02	USSR	Kosmos 513	Sputnik-11A57	78033-266	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	307.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 513	Satellite	Military Surveillance	307.00	6,300.00
66	1972	Aug	10	CHN	Shiyan Peizhong	Feng-Bao-1	701-02	Success	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Human spaceflight	200.00	188,700.00	1,100.00	189,800.00		Shiyan Peizhong	Satellite	Military Surveillance	200.00	1,100.00
67	1972	Aug	13	USA	Explorer 46	Scout-D-1	184C	Success	Wallops Flight Facility, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia	811.00	20,445.00	136.00	20,581.00		Explorer 46	Satellite	Meteor Research	811.00	136.00
68	1972	Aug	16	RUS	Kosmos 514	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-58	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	967.00	107,335.00	680.00	108,015.00		Kosmos 514	Satellite	Navigation	967.00	680.00
69	1972	Aug	18	USSR	Kosmos 515	Sputnik-11A57	7702424-718	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	309.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 515	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,300.00
70	1972	Aug	19	JPN	SS-02 Denpa	Mu-4S	M-4S-4	Success	Uchinoura (Kagoshima) Space Center	6,322.00	39,700.00	75.00	39,775.00		SS-02 Denpa	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	6,322.00	75.00
71	1972	Aug	21	USA	OAO 3	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D	AC-22	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	724.00	73,858.00	2,204.00	76,062.00		OAO 3	Satellite	Astronomy	724.00	2,204.00
72	1972	Aug	21	RUS	Kosmos 516	Tsiklon-2	TS2-13	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	1,038.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		Kosmos 516	Satellite	Military Surveillance	1,038.00	3,800.00
73	1972	Aug	30	USSR	Kosmos 517	Sputnik-11A57	7702421-144	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	285.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 517	Satellite	Military Surveillance	285.00	6,000.00
74	1972	Sep	01	USA	OPS 8888	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-5-3B-39	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	381.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 8888	Satellite	Military Surveillance	381.00	3,000.00
75	1972	Sep	02	USSR	Kosmos 518	Sputnik-11A57	78033-271	Failure	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	100.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 518	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	6,300.00
76	1972	Sep	02	USA	Triad-1	Scout-B-1	182C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	792.00	17,725.00	94.00	17,819.00		Triad-1	Satellite	Navigation	792.00	94.00
77	1972	Sep	15	USSR	Kosmos 518, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	78033-156	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	306.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 518	Satellite	Military Surveillance	306.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	271.00	630.00
78	1972	Sep	16	USSR	Kosmos 519	Sputnik-11A57	78033-268	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	360.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 519	Satellite	Military Surveillance	360.00	6,000.00
79	1972	Sep	19	RUS	Kosmos 520	Molniya-M-2BL	S15000-100	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	33,393.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 520	Satellite	Early Warning	33,393.00	1,250.00
80	1972	Sep	23	USA	Explorer 47	Delta-1604	Thor-579-Delta-90	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	235,600.00	89,696.00	376.00	90,072.00		Explorer 47	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	235,600.00	376.00
81	1972	Sep	29	RUS	Kosmos 521	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-59	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	992.00	107,335.00	650.00	107,985.00		Kosmos 521	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	992.00	650.00
82	1972	Sep	30	RUS	Molniya 2-3	Molniya-M-ML	S15000-106	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,170.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-3	Satellite	Military Communications	39,170.00	1,600.00
83	1972	Oct	02	USA	Radcat, Radsat	Atlas-F-Burner-2	102F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	705.00	41,599.70	934.00	42,533.70		Radcat	Satellite	Military Technology	638.00	208.00	Radsat	Satellite	Military Technology	705.00	726.00
84	1972	Oct	04	USSR	Kosmos 522	Sputnik-11A57	78033-272	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	309.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 522	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,300.00
85	1972	Oct	05	USSR	Kosmos 523	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-63	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	478.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 523	Satellite	Military Target	478.00	325.00
86	1972	Oct	10	USA	KH-9-4, OPS8314-2	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-3	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,464.00	157,680.00	13,360.00	171,040.00		KH-9-4	Satellite	Military Surveillance	281.00	13,300.00	OPS8314-2	Satellite	Military Communications	1,464.00	60.00
87	1972	Oct	11	USSR	Kosmos 524	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-49	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	510.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 524	Satellite	Military Target	510.00	325.00
88	1972	Oct	11	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-78	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
89	1972	Oct	14	RUS	Molniya 1-2	Molniya-M-ML	7705711-498	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	34,684.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-2	Satellite	Military Communications	34,684.00	1,600.00
90	1972	Oct	15	USA	NOAA 2, Oscar 6	Delta-0300	Thor-575-Delta-91	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,455.00	74,029.00	360.00	74,389.00		NOAA 2	Satellite	Weather Research	1,455.00	344.00	Oscar 6	Satellite	Civilian Communications	1,455.00	16.00
91	1972	Oct	17	RUS	Kosmos (525)	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-60	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	100.00	107,335.00	900.00	108,235.00		Kosmos (525)	Satellite	Military Communications	100.00	900.00
92	1972	Oct	18	USSR	Kosmos 525, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	76043-161	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	268.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 525	Satellite	Military Surveillance	268.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	258.00	630.00
93	1972	Oct	25	USSR	Kosmos 526	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-61	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	485.00	48,110.00	325.00	48,435.00		Kosmos 526	Satellite	Military Target	485.00	325.00
94	1972	Oct	26	USSR	Meteor M-13	Vostok-8A92M	Kh15000-006	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	880.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Meteor M-13	Satellite	Weather Research	880.00	3,800.00
95	1972	Oct	31	USSR	Kosmos 527	Sputnik-11A57	78033-729	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	306.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 527	Satellite	Military Surveillance	306.00	6,300.00
96	1972	Nov	01	RUS	Kosmos 528 to 535	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-61	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,469.00	107,335.00	400.00	107,735.00		Kosmos 528 to 535	Satellite	Military Communications	1,469.00	400.00
97	1972	Nov	03	RUS	Kosmos 536	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-62	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	539.00	107,335.00	875.00	108,210.00		Kosmos 536	Satellite	Navigation	539.00	875.00
98	1972	Nov	09	USA	DMSP-Block-5B F3	Thor-Burner-2A	Thor-294	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	841.00	50,222.00	195.00	50,417.00		DMSP-Block-5B F3	Satellite	Weather Research	841.00	195.00
99	1972	Nov	10	USA	Anik A1	Delta-1914	Thor-580-Delta-92	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,247.00	95,751.00	557.00	96,308.00		Anik A1	Satellite	Civilian Communications	36,247.00	557.00
100	1972	Nov	15	USA	Explorer 48	Scout-D-1	170CR	Success	Broglio Space Centre, Malindi, San Marco Platform	811.00	20,445.00	185.00	20,630.00		Explorer 48	Satellite	Solar Research	811.00	185.00
101	1972	Nov	22	USA	ESRO 4	Scout-D-1	185C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,173.00	20,445.00	114.00	20,559.00		ESRO 4	Satellite	Navigation	1,173.00	114.00
102	1972	Nov	23	USSR	Soyuz 7K-L1A	N-1-11A52	7L	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	40.00	2,641,000.00	9,850.00	2,650,850.00		Soyuz 7K-L1A	Spacecraft	Manned Flight Test	40.00	9,850.00
103	1972	Nov	25	USSR	Kosmos 537	Sputnik-11A57	78033-157	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	303.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 537	Satellite	Military Surveillance	303.00	6,000.00
104	1972	Nov	30	USSR	Interkosmos 8	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U1-IK-2	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	645.00	48,110.00	340.00	48,450.00		Interkosmos 8	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	645.00	340.00
105	1972	Dec	02	RUS	Molniya 1-22	Molniya-M-ML	7801421-512	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,608.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-22	Satellite	Military Communications	39,608.00	1,600.00
106	1972	Dec	07	USA	Apollo 17	Saturn-V	SA-512	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	2,798,000.00	48,599.00	2,846,599.00	♥ 3	Apollo 17	Spacecraft	Apollo-CSM-114, Apollo-LM-12, LRV-3, PFS-2	+	48,599.00											Eugene "Gene" Andrew Cernan	Ronald "Ron" Ellwin Evans	Harrison "Jack" Hagan Schmitt
107	1972	Dec	11	USA	Nimbus 5	Delta-0900	Thor-577-Delta-93	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,101.00	74,029.00	722.00	74,751.00		Nimbus 5	Satellite	Weather Research	1,101.00	722.00
108	1972	Dec	12	RUS	Molniya 2-4	Molniya-M-ML	76043-537	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,284.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-4	Satellite	Military Communications	39,284.00	1,600.00
109	1972	Dec	14	USSR	Kosmos 538	Sputnik-11A57	76043-274	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	283.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 538	Satellite	Military Surveillance	283.00	6,300.00
110	1972	Dec	16	USA	Aeros 1	Scout-D-1	181C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	867.00	20,445.00	127.00	20,572.00		Aeros 1	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	867.00	127.00
111	1972	Dec	20	USA	Canyon 5	Atlas-SLV3A-Agena-D	5204A	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	40,728.00	32,221.00	700.00	32,921.00		Canyon 5	Satellite	Military Surveillance	40,728.00	700.00
112	1972	Dec	21	RUS	Kosmos 539	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-63	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,379.00	107,335.00	600.00	107,935.00		Kosmos 539	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,379.00	600.00
113	1972	Dec	21	USA	OPS 3978	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-6-3B-40	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	378.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 3978	Satellite	Military Surveillance	378.00	3,000.00
114	1972	Dec	25	RUS	Kosmos 540	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-64	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	790.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 540	Satellite	Military Communications	790.00	750.00
115	1972	Dec	27	USSR	Kosmos 541	Soyuz-M	S15000-003	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	348.00	126,000.00	6,000.00	132,000.00		Kosmos 541	Satellite	Military Surveillance	348.00	6,000.00
116	1972	Dec	28	USSR	Kosmos 542	Vostok-8A92M	S15000-012	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	640.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Kosmos 542	Satellite	Weather Research	640.00	3,800.00

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