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Global Spaceflight Register of 1973

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	1973	Jan	08	USSR	Luna 21	Proton-K-D	259-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	5,567.00	688,012.00		Luna 21	Spacecraft	Lunar Research	+	5,567.00
2	1973	Jan	11	USSR	Kosmos 543	Sputnik-11A57	78033-270	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	274.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 543	Satellite	Military Surveillance	274.00	6,300.00
3	1973	Jan	20	RUS	Kosmos 544	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-65	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	535.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 544	Satellite	Military Communications	535.00	750.00
4	1973	Jan	24	USSR	Kosmos 545	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-62	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	495.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 545	Satellite	Military Target	495.00	400.00
5	1973	Jan	26	RUS	Kosmos 546	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-66	Success	RUS-Kap.lc	564.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 546	Satellite	Navigation	564.00	750.00
6	1973	Feb	01	USSR	Kosmos 547	Sputnik-11A57	78033-159	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	309.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 547	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,000.00
7	1973	Feb	03	RUS	Molniya 1-23	Molniya-M-ML	7801421-514	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,602.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-23	Satellite	Military Communications	39,602.00	1,600.00
8	1973	Feb	08	USSR	Kosmos 548	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-237	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	300.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 548	Satellite	Military Surveillance	300.00	6,300.00
9	1973	Feb	15	USSR	Prognoz 3	Molniya-M-SOL	M15000-118	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	199,442.00	132,060.00	845.00	132,905.00		Prognoz 3	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	199,442.00	845.00
10	1973	Feb	28	RUS	Kosmos 549	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-67	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	545.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 549	Satellite	Military Communications	545.00	750.00
11	1973	Mar	01	USSR	Kosmos 550	Sputnik-11A57	78033-730	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	317.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 550	Satellite	Military Surveillance	317.00	6,300.00
12	1973	Mar	06	USSR	Kosmos 551	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-249	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	296.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 551	Satellite	Military Surveillance	296.00	6,300.00
13	1973	Mar	06	USA	Rhyolite 2	Atlas-SLV3A-Agena-D	5202A	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,855.00	32,221.00	700.00	32,921.00		Rhyolite 2	Satellite	Military Surveillance	35,855.00	700.00
14	1973	Mar	09	USA	KH-9-5	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-6	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	262.00	157,680.00	13,300.00	170,980.00		KH-9-5	Satellite	Military Surveillance	262.00	13,300.00
15	1973	Mar	20	USSR	Meteor M-14	Vostok-8A92M	7702421-335	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	878.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Meteor M-14	Satellite	Weather Research	878.00	3,800.00
16	1973	Mar	22	USSR	Kosmos 552, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	78033-158	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	308.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 552	Satellite	Military Surveillance	308.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	283.00	630.00
17	1973	Apr	03	RUS	Salyut 2	Proton-K	283-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	248.00	669,085.00	18,500.00	687,585.00		Salyut 2	Space Station	Military Technology	248.00	18,500.00
18	1973	Apr	05	RUS	Molniya 2-5	Molniya-M-ML	M15000-115	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,822.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-5	Satellite	Military Communications	39,822.00	1,600.00
19	1973	Apr	06	USA	Pioneer 11	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A-S	AC-30	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	74,479.00	259.00	74,738.00		Pioneer 11	Spacecraft	Interplanetary Science	+	259.00
20	1973	Apr	12	USSR	Kosmos 553	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-55	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	494.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 553	Satellite	Military Target	494.00	400.00
21	1973	Apr	19	USSR	Kosmos 554	Sputnik-11A57	76043-733	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	304.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 554	Satellite	Military Surveillance	304.00	6,300.00
22	1973	Apr	19	USSR	Interkosmos 9	Kosmos-11K63	DS-U2-IK-3	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,526.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Interkosmos 9	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	1,526.00	400.00
23	1973	Apr	20	USA	Anik A2	Delta-1914	Thor-583-Delta-94	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,952.00	95,751.00	272.00	96,023.00		Anik A2	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,952.00	272.00
24	1973	Apr	25	RUS	RORSAT	Tsiklon-2	TS2-14	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	100.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		RORSAT	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	3,800.00
25	1973	Apr	25	USSR	Kosmos 555, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	77019-173	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	230.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 555	Satellite	Military Surveillance	230.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	204.00	630.00
26	1973	May	05	USSR	Kosmos 556	Sputnik-11A57	77019-751	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	240.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 556	Satellite	Military Surveillance	240.00	6,300.00
27	1973	May	11	RUS	Kosmos 557	Proton-K	284-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	225.00	669,085.00	19,400.00	688,485.00		Kosmos 557	Space Station	Military Technology	225.00	19,400.00
28	1973	May	14	USA	Skylab 1	Saturn-V	-	Success	USA-Cap.lc	439.00	2,798,000.00	74,783.00	2,872,783.00		Skylab 1	Space Station	Military Technology	439.00	74,783.00
29	1973	May	16	USA	OPS 2093	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-7-3B-41	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	352.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 2093	Satellite	Military Surveillance	352.00	3,000.00
30	1973	May	17	USSR	Kosmos 558	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-65	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	501.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 558	Satellite	Military Target	501.00	400.00
31	1973	May	18	USSR	Kosmos 559	Soyuz-U	76043-731	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	325.00	130,600.00	6,800.00	137,400.00		Kosmos 559	Satellite	Military Surveillance	325.00	6,800.00
32	1973	May	21	FRA	D-5A Pollux, D-5B Castor	Diamant-B	-	Failure	Diamant launch complex	100.00	20,520.00	100.00	20,620.00		D-5A Pollux	Satellite	Navigation	100.00	50.00	D-5B Castor	Satellite	Navigation	100.00	50.00
33	1973	May	23	USSR	Kosmos 560	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-248	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	314.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 560	Satellite	Military Surveillance	314.00	6,300.00
34	1973	May	25	RUS	Kosmos (562)	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-68	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	545.00	107,335.00	800.00	108,135.00		Kosmos (562)	Satellite	Navigation	545.00	800.00
35	1973	May	25	USA	Skylab 2	Saturn-IB	SA-206	Success	USA-Ken.lc	438.00	546,981.00	19,979.00	566,960.00	♥ 3	Skylab 2	Space Station	Orbital Workshop	438.00	19,979.00											Charles "Pete" Conrad	Joseph Peter Kerwin M.D.	Paul Joseph Weitz
36	1973	May	25	USSR	Kosmos 561, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	78033-160	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	295.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 561	Satellite	Military Surveillance	295.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	281.00	630.00
37	1973	May	29	USSR	Meteor M-15	Vostok-8A92M	7702421-336	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	879.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Meteor M-15	Satellite	Weather Research	879.00	3,800.00
38	1973	Jun	05	USSR	Kosmos 562	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-66	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	483.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 562	Satellite	Military Target	483.00	400.00
39	1973	Jun	06	USSR	Kosmos 563	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-241	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	298.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 563	Satellite	Military Surveillance	298.00	6,300.00
40	1973	Jun	08	RUS	Kosmos 564 to 571	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-69	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,489.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 564 to 571	Satellite	Military Communications	1,489.00	320.00
41	1973	Jun	10	USSR	Kosmos 572	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-251	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	281.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 572	Satellite	Military Surveillance	281.00	6,000.00
42	1973	Jun	10	USA	Explorer 49	Delta-1913	Thor-581-Delta-95	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	95,751.00	328.00	96,079.00		Explorer 49	Satellite	X-ray Astronomy	+	328.00
43	1973	Jun	12	USA	IMEWS 4	Titan-III-C-(23)	3C-24	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,786.00	158,008.00	900.00	158,908.00		IMEWS 4	Satellite	Early Warning	35,786.00	900.00
44	1973	Jun	15	USSR	Kosmos 573	Soyuz-11A511	S15000-027	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	308.00	125,900.00	6,800.00	132,700.00		Kosmos 573	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-TM	308.00	6,800.00
45	1973	Jun	20	RUS	Kosmos 574	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-70	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,010.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 574	Satellite	Navigation	1,010.00	550.00
46	1973	Jun	21	USSR	Kosmos 575	Sputnik-11A57	77019-176	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	271.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 575	Satellite	Military Surveillance	271.00	6,000.00
47	1973	Jun	26	RUS	Kosmos (576)	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-71	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	543.00	107,335.00	434.00	107,769.00		Kosmos (576)	Satellite	Military Communications	543.00	434.00
48	1973	Jun	26	USA	OPS 4018, SRV-1, SRV-2	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-9-3B-43	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	100.00	172,040.00	9,000.00	181,040.00		OPS 4018	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
49	1973	Jun	27	USSR	Kosmos 576	Soyuz-M	Kh15000-004	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	332.00	126,000.00	6,000.00	132,000.00		Kosmos 576	Satellite	Military Surveillance	332.00	6,000.00
50	1973	Jul	04	USSR	Zenit-4M	Sputnik-11A57	7801422-243	Failure	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	100.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Zenit-4M	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	6,300.00
51	1973	Jul	11	RUS	Molniya 2-6	Molniya-M-ML	76043-533	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,292.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-6	Satellite	Military Communications	39,292.00	1,600.00
52	1973	Jul	13	USA	KH-9-6	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-7	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	291.00	157,680.00	13,300.00	170,980.00		KH-9-6	Satellite	Military Surveillance	291.00	13,300.00
53	1973	Jul	16	USA	ITOS E	Delta-0300	Thor-578-Delta-96	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	50.00	74,029.00	345.00	74,374.00		ITOS E	Satellite	Weather Research	50.00	345.00
54	1973	Jul	21	USSR	Mars 4	Proton-K-D	261-01	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	4,650.00	687,095.00		Mars 4	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Mars	+	4,650.00
55	1973	Jul	25	USSR	Kosmos 577	Sputnik-11A57	7702423-254	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	309.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 577	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,300.00
56	1973	Jul	25	USSR	Mars 5	Proton-K-D	262-01	Partial	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	4,650.00	687,095.00		Mars 5	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Mars	+	4,650.00
57	1973	Jul	28	USA	Skylab 3	Saturn-IB	SA-207	Success	USA-Ken.lc	441.00	546,981.00	20,121.00	567,102.00	♥ 3	Skylab 3	Space Station	Orbital Workshop	441.00	20,121.00											Alan LaVern Bean	Owen Kay Garriott	Jack Robert Lousma
58	1973	Aug	01	USSR	Kosmos 578	Sputnik-11A57	77019-174	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	292.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 578	Satellite	Military Surveillance	292.00	6,000.00
59	1973	Aug	05	USSR	Mars 6	Proton-K-D	281-01	Partial	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	4,650.00	687,095.00		Mars 6	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Mars	+	4,650.00
60	1973	Aug	09	USSR	Mars 7	Proton-K-D	281-02	Partial	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	682,445.00	4,650.00	687,095.00		Mars 7	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Mars	+	4,650.00
61	1973	Aug	17	USA	DMSP-Block-5B F4	Thor-Burner-2A	Thor-291	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	819.00	50,222.00	195.00	50,417.00		DMSP-Block-5B F4	Satellite	Weather Research	819.00	195.00
62	1973	Aug	21	USSR	Kosmos 579	Sputnik-11A57	78033-265	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	270.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 579	Satellite	Military Surveillance	270.00	6,300.00
63	1973	Aug	21	USA	Jumpseat 3	Titan-III-B-(33)	33B-3-3B-38	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	39,296.00	164,315.00	700.00	165,015.00		Jumpseat 3	Satellite	Military Communications	39,296.00	700.00
64	1973	Aug	22	USSR	Kosmos 580	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-59	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	490.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 580	Satellite	Military Target	490.00	400.00
65	1973	Aug	23	USA	Intelsat 4 F7	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A	AC-31	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,132.00	73,858.00	1,410.00	75,268.00		Intelsat 4 F7	Satellite	Civilian Communications	36,132.00	1,410.00
66	1973	Aug	24	USSR	Kosmos 581	Sputnik-11A57	76043-273	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	276.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 581	Satellite	Military Surveillance	276.00	6,300.00
67	1973	Aug	28	RUS	Kosmos 582	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-71	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	543.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 582	Satellite	Military Communications	543.00	750.00
68	1973	Aug	29	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	78F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
69	1973	Aug	30	RUS	Molniya 1-24	Molniya-M-ML	7705711-499	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,893.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-24	Satellite	Military Communications	39,893.00	1,600.00
70	1973	Aug	30	USSR	Kosmos 583	Sputnik-11A57	76043-162	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	298.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 583	Satellite	Military Surveillance	298.00	6,000.00
71	1973	Sep	06	USSR	Kosmos 584	Sputnik-11A57	77019-285	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	336.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 584	Satellite	Military Surveillance	336.00	6,300.00
72	1973	Sep	08	RUS	Kosmos 585	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-72	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,404.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 585	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,404.00	550.00
73	1973	Sep	14	RUS	Kosmos 586	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-73	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,003.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 586	Satellite	Navigation	1,003.00	550.00
74	1973	Sep	18	CHN	JSSW 1	Feng-Bao-1	701-03	Failure	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Human spaceflight	100.00	188,700.00	1,100.00	189,800.00		JSSW 1	Satellite	Military Surveillance	100.00	1,100.00
75	1973	Sep	21	USSR	Kosmos 587	Soyuz-U	76043-732	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	301.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 587	Satellite	Military Surveillance	301.00	6,300.00
76	1973	Sep	27	USSR	Soyuz 12	Soyuz-11A511	S15000-026	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	348.00	125,900.00	6,720.00	132,620.00	♥ 2	Soyuz 12	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-TM	348.00	6,720.00											Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev M.D.	Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
77	1973	Sep	27	USA	OPS 6275	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-8-3B-42	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	385.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 6275	Satellite	Military Surveillance	385.00	3,000.00
78	1973	Sep	30	USA	Test for Atlas-F	Atlas-F	108F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,400.00	40,881.70							1,400.00
79	1973	Oct	02	RUS	Kosmos 588 to 595	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-74	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,493.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 588 to 595	Satellite	Military Communications	1,493.00	320.00
80	1973	Oct	03	USSR	Kosmos 596, Nauka	Sputnik-11A57	7702421-145	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	287.00	124,800.00	6,630.00	131,430.00		Kosmos 596	Satellite	Military Surveillance	287.00	6,000.00	Nauka	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	273.00	630.00
81	1973	Oct	06	USSR	Kosmos 597	Sputnik-11A57	76043-736	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	290.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 597	Satellite	Military Surveillance	290.00	6,300.00
82	1973	Oct	06	USA	Test for Titan-II	Titan-II	B-69	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,300.00	146,805.00							1,300.00
83	1973	Oct	10	USSR	Kosmos 598	Sputnik-11A57	77019-286	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	334.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 598	Satellite	Military Surveillance	334.00	6,300.00
84	1973	Oct	15	USSR	Kosmos 599	Sputnik-11A57	77019-175	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	280.00	124,800.00	6,000.00	130,800.00		Kosmos 599	Satellite	Military Surveillance	280.00	6,000.00
85	1973	Oct	16	USSR	Kosmos 600	Sputnik-11A57	77019-288	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	340.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 600	Satellite	Military Surveillance	340.00	6,300.00
86	1973	Oct	16	USSR	Kosmos 601	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-60	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,135.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 601	Satellite	Military Target	1,135.00	400.00
87	1973	Oct	19	RUS	Molniya 2-7	Molniya-M-ML	77019-549	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	40,055.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-7	Satellite	Military Communications	40,055.00	1,600.00
88	1973	Oct	20	USSR	Kosmos 602	Sputnik-11A57	76019-752	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	309.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 602	Satellite	Military Surveillance	309.00	6,300.00
89	1973	Oct	26	USA	Explorer 50	Delta-1604	Thor-582-Delta-97	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	244,361.00	89,696.00	371.00	90,067.00		Explorer 50	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	244,361.00	371.00
90	1973	Oct	27	USSR	Kosmos 603	Sputnik-11A57	77019-287	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	357.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 603	Satellite	Military Surveillance	357.00	6,300.00
91	1973	Oct	29	USSR	Kosmos 604	Vostok-8A92M	M15000-020	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	424.00	109,100.00	2,000.00	111,100.00		Kosmos 604	Satellite	Military Communications	424.00	2,000.00
92	1973	Oct	30	USA	Transit O-20	Scout-A-1	178C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,120.00	17,699.00	58.00	17,757.00		Transit O-20	Satellite	Navigation	1,120.00	58.00
93	1973	Oct	30	RUS	Interkosmos 10	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-75	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,453.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Interkosmos 10	Satellite	Ionospheric Research	1,453.00	550.00
94	1973	Oct	31	USSR	Kosmos 605	Soyuz-U	A15000-004	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	403.00	130,600.00	1,250.00	131,850.00		Kosmos 605	Biological	Tortoises, rats, insects, and fungi	403.00	1,250.00
95	1973	Nov	02	RUS	Kosmos 606	Molniya-M-2BL	M15000-116	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	35,385.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 606	Satellite	Early Warning	35,385.00	1,250.00
96	1973	Nov	03	USA	Mariner 10	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A	AC-34	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	0	73,858.00	526.00	74,384.00		Mariner 10	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Mercury	+	526.00
97	1973	Nov	06	USA	NOAA 3	Delta-0300	Thor-576-Delta-98	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,510.00	74,029.00	345.00	74,374.00		NOAA 3	Satellite	Weather Research	1,510.00	345.00
98	1973	Nov	10	USSR	Kosmos 607	Sputnik-11A57	76029-758	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	341.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 607	Satellite	Military Surveillance	341.00	6,300.00
99	1973	Nov	10	USA	KH-9-7, OPS 7705, OPS6630-2	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D-8	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,457.00	157,680.00	13,420.00	171,100.00		KH-9-7	Satellite	Military Surveillance	275.00	13,300.00	OPS 7705	Satellite	Military Communications	505.00	60.00	OPS6630-2	Satellite	Military Communications	1,457.00	60.00
100	1973	Nov	14	RUS	Molniya 1-25	Molniya-M-ML	78014-215	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	39,607.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-25	Satellite	Military Communications	39,607.00	1,600.00
101	1973	Nov	16	USA	Skylab 4	Saturn-IB	SA-208	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	437.00	546,981.00	20,847.00	567,828.00	♥ 3	Skylab 4	Space Station	Orbital Workshop	437.00	20,847.00											Gerald "Jerry" Paul Carr	Edward George Gibson	William "Bill" Reid Pogue
102	1973	Nov	20	USSR	Kosmos 608	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-69	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	500.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 608	Satellite	Military Target	500.00	400.00
103	1973	Nov	21	USSR	Kosmos 609	Sputnik-11A57	77019-177	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	335.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 609	Satellite	Military Surveillance	335.00	6,300.00
104	1973	Nov	27	RUS	Kosmos 610	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-76	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	545.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 610	Satellite	Military Communications	545.00	750.00
105	1973	Nov	28	USSR	Kosmos 611	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-Yu-64	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	480.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 611	Satellite	Military Target	480.00	400.00
106	1973	Nov	28	USSR	Kosmos 612	Sputnik-11A57	76029-759	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	339.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 612	Satellite	Military Surveillance	339.00	6,300.00
107	1973	Nov	30	USSR	Kosmos 613	Soyuz-11A511	S15000-029	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	276.00	125,900.00	6,675.00	132,575.00		Kosmos 613	Spacecraft	Soyuz 7K-T	276.00	6,675.00
108	1973	Nov	30	RUS	Molniya 1-26	Molniya-M-ML	77019-550	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	40,829.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-26	Satellite	Military Communications	40,829.00	1,600.00
109	1973	Dec	04	RUS	Kosmos 614	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-77	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	787.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 614	Satellite	Military Communications	787.00	750.00
110	1973	Dec	13	USSR	Kosmos 615	Kosmos-11K63	DS-P1-I-13	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	834.00	48,110.00	400.00	48,510.00		Kosmos 615	Satellite	Military Target	834.00	400.00
111	1973	Dec	13	USA	DSCS II-03 & 04	Titan-III-C-(23)	3C-26	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,837.00	158,008.00	1,132.00	159,140.00		DSCS II-03 & 04	Satellite	Military Communications	36,837.00	1,132.00
112	1973	Dec	16	USA	Explorer 51	Delta-1900	Thor-585-Delta-99	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	4,306.00	89,696.00	658.00	90,354.00		Explorer 51	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	4,306.00	658.00
113	1973	Dec	17	USSR	Kosmos 616	Soyuz-M	76043-825	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	332.00	126,000.00	6,000.00	132,000.00		Kosmos 616	Satellite	Military Surveillance	332.00	6,000.00
114	1973	Dec	18	USSR	Soyuz 13	Soyuz-11A511	S15000-028	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	247.00	125,900.00	6,560.00	132,460.00	♥ 2	Soyuz 13	Spacecraft	Soyuz-7K-TM	247.00	6,560.00											Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk	Valentin Vitalyevich Lebedev
115	1973	Dec	19	RUS	Kosmos 617 to 624	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-78	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,488.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 617 to 624	Satellite	Military Communications	1,488.00	320.00
116	1973	Dec	21	USSR	Kosmos 625	Sputnik-11A57	76029-755	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	321.00	124,800.00	6,300.00	131,100.00		Kosmos 625	Satellite	Military Surveillance	321.00	6,300.00
117	1973	Dec	25	RUS	Molniya 2-8	Molniya-M-ML	76029-555	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,934.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 2-8	Satellite	Military Communications	39,934.00	1,600.00
118	1973	Dec	26	RUS	Oreol 2 (Aureole 2)	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-79	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,441.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Oreol 2 (Aureole 2)	Satellite	Atmospheric Research	1,441.00	550.00
119	1973	Dec	27	RUS	Kosmos 626	Tsiklon-2	TS2-15	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	982.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		Kosmos 626	Satellite	Military Surveillance	982.00	3,800.00
120	1973	Dec	29	RUS	Kosmos 627	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-80	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,014.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 627	Satellite	Navigation	1,014.00	550.00

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