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1 Launches  


1.1  January  




1.2  February  




1.3  March  




1.4  April  




1.5  May  




1.6  June  




1.7  July  




1.8  August  




1.9  September  




1.10  October  




1.11  November  




1.12  December  






2 Deep Space Rendezvous  




3 EVAs  




4 References  


4.1  Footnotes  















1973 in spaceflight






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1973 in spaceflight
Orbital launches
First8 January
Last29 December
  • t
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    • 1973 saw the launch of the first American Space station known as Skylab on a Saturn V rocket.

    Launches[edit]

  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec →
    • Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
    Payload
    (⚀ = CubeSat)     		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
    Remarks

    January[edit]

    8 January
    06:55     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Luna 21/Lunokhod 2 MOM Selenocentric Lunar rover 15 January 1973 (At Moon) Successful
    11 January
    10:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 543 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 24 January 1973 Successful
    20 January
    03:36     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 544 (Tselina-O) MO SSSR Low Earth ELINT 15 June 1980 Successful
    24 January
    11:44     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 545 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 31 July 1973 Successful
    26 January
    11:44     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Kapustin Yar Site 107
    Soviet Union Kosmos 546 (Tsiklon mockup) MO SSSR Low Earth Boilerplate In orbit Successful

    February[edit]

    1 February
    08:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet UnionKosmos 547 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 13 February 1973 Successful
    3 February
    05:48     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Molniya 1-23 MOM Molniya Communication 23 October 1977 Successful
    8 February
    13:15     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 548 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 21 February 1973 Successful
    15 February
    01:11     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Baikonur Site 31/6
    Soviet Union Prognoz-3 MOM Molniya Solar flare detection 31 December 1976 Successful
    26 February
    04:37     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 549 (Tselina-O) MO SSSR Low Earth ELINT 29 June 1980 Successful

    March[edit]

    1 March
    12:40     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 550 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 11 March 1973 Successful
    6 March
    09:20     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 551 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 20 March 1973 Successful
    6 March
    09:30     		United States Atlas-Agena SLV-3A United States Cape Canaveral SLC-13
    United States Rhyolite 2 US Air Force Geosynchronous ELINT In orbit Successful
    9 March
    21:00     		United States Titan IIID United States Vandenberg SLC-4E
    United States KH-9 NRO / CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance 17 March 1973 Successful
    20 March
    11:20     		Soviet Union Vostok (R-7 8A92M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Meteor 1-14 MOM Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
    22 March
    10:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 552 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 April 1973 Successful
    Soviet Union Nauka MOM Low Earth Technology 9 April 1973 Successful

    April[edit]

    3 April
    09:00     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Salyut 2 (Almaz) MOM Low Earth Space Station 28 May 1973 Failure
    Depressurised before crew launch could occur
    5 April
    11:11     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 2-5 MOM Molniya Communications 6 January 1979 Successful
    6 April
    02:11     		United States Atlas SLV-3D Centaur United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
    United States Pioneer 11 (Pioneer G) NASA HeliocentrictoSolar escape Planetary probe In orbit Successful
    First spacecraft to visit Saturn
    Maiden flight of Atlas SLV-3D Centaur rocket.
    12 April
    11:49     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 553 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 11 November 1973 Successful
    19 April
    08:59     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 554 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 7 May 1973 Successful
    Destroyed in orbit after deactivation
    19 April
    10:19     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Kapustin Yar Site 86
    Soviet Union InterKosmos 9 Interkosmos Low Earth Solar radiation detection In orbit Successful
    20 April
    23:47     		United States Delta (1914) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
    United States Anik A2 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
    25 April Soviet Union Tsyklon-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 90
    Soviet Union US-A MO SSSR Intended: Low Earth Ocean surveillance 25 April 1973 Failure
    Engine failure
    25 April
    10:45     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 555 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 7 May 1973 Successful
    Soviet Union Nauka MOM Low Earth Scientific research 9 May 1973 Successful

    May[edit]

    5 May
    07:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 556 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 14 May 1973 Successful
    11 May
    00:20     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Kosmos 557 (Salyut / Zarya) MOM Low Earth Space Station 22 May 1973 Failure
    Loss of control in orbit
    14 May
    17:30     		United States Saturn V United States Kennedy LC-39A NASA
    United States Skylab NASA Low Earth Space Station 11 July 1979 Successful
    First American Space Station
    Last flight of the Saturn V rocket
    Damaged during launch, but repaired
    16 May
    16:40     		United States Titan IIIB (24B) United States Vandenberg SLC-4W
    United States OPS 2093 (KH-8) NRO / US Air Force Low Earth Reconnaissance 13 June 1973 Successful
    17 May
    13:19     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 558 (DS-P1-Yu) MOM Low Earth 22 December 1973 Successful
    18 May
    11:00     		Soviet Union Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 559 (Zenit-4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 23 May 1973 Successful
    Maiden flight of Soyuz-U carrier rocket
    21 May
    08:47     		France Diamant-B France Kourou SEREB
    France Castor CNES Intended:Low Earth Technology 21 May 1973 Failure
    France Pollux CNES Intended:Low Earth Technology    
    Final flight of Diamant-B
    Fairing failed to separate
    23 May
    10:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 560 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 5 June 1973 Successful
    25 May Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Zaliv (Tsiklon) RVSN Intended: Low Earth Navigation 25 May 1973 Failure
    Failed to reach orbit
    25 May
    13:00     		United States Saturn IB United States Kennedy LC-39B NASA
    United States Skylab 2, 3 Astronauts NASA Low Earth, docked to Skylab Crewed orbital flight 22 June 1973 Successful
    First crewed flight to Skylab
    25 May
    13:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 561 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 June 1973 Successful
    Soviet Union Nauka MOM Low Earth Gamma ray telescope 20 June 1973 Successful
    29 May
    10:16     		Soviet Union Vostok (R-7 8A92M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Meteor 1-15 MOM Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful

    June[edit]

    5 June
    11:26     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 562 (DS-P1-Yu) MOM Low Earth 7 January 1974 Successful
    6 June
    11:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 563 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 June 1973 Successful
    8 June
    15:50     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 564 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 565 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 566 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 567 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 568 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 569 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 570 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 571 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
    10 June
    10:10     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 572 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 23 June 1973 Successful
    10 June
    14:13     		United States Delta (1913) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
    United States Explorer 49 (RAE) NASA Selenocentric Astronomy In orbit Successful
    12 June
    07:14     		United States Titan IIIC United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40
    United States DSP F-4 (IMEWS 4) US Air Force Geosynchronous Missile early warning In orbit Successful
    15 June
    06:00     		Soviet Union Soyuz (R-7 11A511) Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5
    Soviet Union Kosmos 573 (Soyuz 7K-T) MOM Low Earth Test spacecraft 17 June 1973
    06:01    		 Successful
    20 June
    06:16     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 574 (Tsiklon) MO SSSR Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
    21 June
    13:29     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 575 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 July 1973 Successful
    26 June
    01:22     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Tselina-O RVSN Intended: Low Earth SIGINT Never left ground Failure
    Exploded on pad after fuelling error; 9 killed
    26 June
    17:00     		United States Titan IIIB (24B) United States Vandenberg SLC-4W
    United States OPS 4018 (KH-8) US Air Force Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance 26 June 1973 Failure
    Agena upper stage malfunction; Failed to reach orbit
    27 June
    11:50     		Soviet Union Soyuz-M (R-7 11A511M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 576 (Zenit-4MT / Orion) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 9 July 1973 Successful

    July[edit]

    4 July Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 43
    Soviet Union (Zenit 4M) MOM Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance 4 July 1973 Successful
    11 July
    09:58     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 2-6 MOM Molniya Communication 5 August 1978 Successful
    13 July
    20:24     		United States Titan III D United States Vandenberg SLC-4E
    United States OPS 8261 (KH-9) NRO / CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance 12 October 1973 Successful
    16 July
    17:10     		United States Delta (0300) United States Vandenberg SLC-2W
    United States ITOS E NASA / NOAA Intended: Low Earth Weather 16 July 1973 Failure
    Second stage malfunction
    21 July
    19:30     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Mars 4 MOM Intended: Areocentric
    Actual: Heliocentric     		Mars orbiter In orbit Failure
    Retro-rockets failed, did not enter Martian orbit
    25 July
    11:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 577 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 7 August 1973 Successful
    25 July
    18:55     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Mars 5 MOM Areocentric Mars orbiter In orbit Partial Failure
    Computer malfunction a few days after entering Martian orbit
    28 July
    11:10     		United States Saturn IB United States Kennedy LC-39B NASA
    United States Skylab 3, 3 Astronauts NASA Low Earth, docked to Skylab Crewed orbital flight 25 September 1973 Partial Failure
    Thruster malfunction, nearly required rescue mission

    August[edit]

    1 August
    14:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 578 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 13 August 1973 Successful
    5 August
    17:45     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Mars 6 MOM Heliocentric Mars lander 12 March 1974 Failure
    Disappeared shortly before landing
    8 August
    17:00     		Soviet Union Proton-K Soviet Union Baikonur Site 81
    Soviet Union Mars 7 MOM Heliocentric Mars lander In orbit Failure
    Missed planet due to premature separation
    17 August
    04:49     		United States Thor-Burner 2A United States Vandenberg SLC-10W
    United States DMSP 5B F-4 US Air Force Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
    21 August
    12:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 579 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 September 1973 Successful
    21 August
    16:07     		United States Titan IIIB (33B) United States Vandenberg SLC-4W
    United States OPS 7724 (Jumpseat 3) NRO / US Air Force Molniya SIGINT In orbit Successful
    22 August
    11:24     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 580 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 1 April 1974 Successful
    23 August
    22:57     		United States Atlas SLV-3D Centaur United States Cape Canaveral LC-36A
    United States Intelsat IV F7 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Successful
    24 August
    10:59     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 581 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 6 September 1973 Successful
    28 August
    10:08     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 582 (Tselina-O) MO SSSR Low Earth ELINT 5 September 1980 Successful
    30 August
    00:07     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 1-24 MOM Molniya Communication 5 December 1979 Successful
    30 August
    10:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 583 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 12 September 1973 Successful

    September[edit]

    6 September
    10:40     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 584 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 20 September 1973 Successful
    8 September
    01:50     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 585 (Sfera) MO SSSR Low Earth In orbit Successful
    14 September
    00:31     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 586 (Tsiklon) MO SSSR Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
    18 September China Feng Bao 1 (FB1) China Jiuquan LA-2B
    China JSSW 1 Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 September 1973 Failure
    21 September
    13:05     		Soviet Union Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 587 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 4 October 1973 Successful
    27 September
    12:18     		Soviet Union Soyuz (R-7 11A511) Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5
    Soviet Union Soyuz 12, 2 Cosmonauts MOM Low Earth Crewed orbital flight 29 September 1973 Successful
    Return-to-flight after Soyuz 11 incident
    27 September
    17:15     		United States Titan IIIB (24B) United States Vandenberg SLC-4W
    United States OPS 6275 (KH-8) Low Earth Reconnaissance 29 October 1973 Successful

    October[edit]

    2 October
    21:46     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 588 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 589 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 590 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 591 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 592 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 593 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 594 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 595 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    3 October
    13:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 596 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 9 October 1973 Failure
    Soviet Union Nauka RVSN Low Earth Magnetosphere 9 October 1973 Successful
    Parachute failed to deploy during recovery
    6 October
    12:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 597 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 12 October 1973 Successful
    10 October
    10:45     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 598 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 16 October 1973 Successful
    15 October
    08:45     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 599 (Zenit 2M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 October 1973 Successful
    16 October
    12:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 600 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 23 October 1973 Successful
    16 October
    14:00     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 601 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 15 August 1984 Successful
    19 October
    10:26     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 2-7 MOM Molniya Communication 8 July 1983 Successful
    20 October
    10:14     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 602 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 29 October 1973 Successful
    26 October
    02:26     		United States Delta (1913) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
    United States Explorer 50 (IMP) NASA High Earth Magnetosphere In orbit Successful
    27 October
    11:09     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 603 (Zenit 4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 9 November 1973 Successful
    29 October
    14:00     		Soviet Union Vostok (R-7 8A92M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 604 (Tselina) MOM Low Earth SIGINT 19 January 1992 Successful
    30 October
    00:37     		United States Scout A-1 United States Vandenberg SLC-5 Vought
    United States Transit-O 20 US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
    Final flight of Scout A rocket
    30 October
    19:00     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Interkosmos 10 (DS-U2-IK) Interkosmos Low Earth Geophysics 1 July 1977 Successful
    31 October
    18:24     		Soviet Union Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 43
    Soviet Union Kosmos 605 (Bion 1) MOM Low Earth Biology 22 November 1973 Successful

    November[edit]

    2 November
    13:01     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 41
    Soviet Union Kosmos 606 (Oko) MOM Molniya Missile Early Warning In orbit Successful
    3 November
    05:45     		United States Atlas SLV-3D Centaur United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
    United States Mariner 10 NASA Heliocentric Planetary probe 24 March 1975 Successful
    Flybys of Venus and Mercury
    First spacecraft to visit Mercury
    6 November
    17:02     		United States Delta (0300) United States Vandenberg SLC-2W NASA
    United States NOAA 3 (ITOS-F) NASA / NOAA Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
    Final flight of Delta 0100 series
    10 November
    12:38     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 607 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 22 November 1973 Successful
    10 November
    20:09     		United States Titan III D United States Vandenberg SLC-4E
    United States OPS 6630 (KH-9) NRO / CIA Low Earth Reconnaissance 13 March 1974 Successful
    United States OPS 7705 (SSF) NRO / US Air Force Low Earth SIGINT 26 December 1978 Successful
    United States OPS 6630 P/L 2 (SSF) NRO / US Air Force Low Earth SIGINT In orbit Successful
    14 November
    20:40     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Molniya 1-25 MOM Molniya Communication 26 May 1979 Successful
    16 November
    14:01     		United States Saturn IB United States Kennedy LC-39B NASA
    United States Skylab 4 NASA Low Earth, docked to Skylab Crewed orbital flight 8 February 1974 Successful
    Final flight of Skylab programme
    20 November
    12:29     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 608 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 10 July 1974 Successful
    21 November
    10:00     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Baikonur
    Soviet Union Kosmos 609 (Zenit-4M) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 4 December 1973 Successful
    27 November
    00:08     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 610 (Tselina-O) MO SSSR Low Earth SIGINT / ELINT 15 September 1980 Successful
    28 November
    09:29     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 611 (DS-P1-Yu) MO SSSR Low Earth 19 June 1974 Successful
    28 November
    11:43     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 612 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 11 December 1973 Successful
    30 November
    05:20     		Soviet Union Soyuz (R-7 11A511) Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5
    Soviet Union Kosmos 613 (Soyuz 7K-T) MOM Low Earth Test spacecraft 29 January 1974
    05:29    		 Successful
    30 November
    13:08     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 1-26 MOM Molniya Communication 9 June 1985 Successful

    December[edit]

    4 December
    15:00     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 614 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    13 December
    11:10     		Soviet Union Kosmos-2I (R-12 11K63) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 133
    Soviet Union Kosmos 615 (DS-P1-I) MO SSSR Low Earth 17 December 1975 Successful
    13 December
    23:57     		United States Titan IIIC United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40
    United States DSCS II F-3 US Air Force Geosynchronous Communication 1 August 1982 Successful
    United States DSCS II F-4 US Air Force Geosynchronous Communication 20 December 1993 Successful
    16 December
    06:18     		United States Delta (1900) United States Vandenberg SLC-2W NASA
    United States Explorer 51 (AE-C) NASA Low Earth / Medium Earth Atmospheric 12 December 1978 Successful
    17 December
    12:00     		Soviet Union Soyuz-M (R-7 11A511M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 616 (Zenit 4MT) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 28 December 1973 Successful
    18 December
    11:55     		Soviet Union Soyuz (R-7 11A511) Soviet Union Baikonur Site 1/5
    Soviet Union Soyuz 13, 2 Cosmonauts MOM Low Earth Crewed orbital flight 26 December 1973 Successful
    Orion 2 Astrophysics / Astronomy
    19 December
    09:43     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 617 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 618 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 619 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 620 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 621 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 622 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 623 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    Soviet Union Kosmos 624 (Strela) MO SSSR Low Earth Communication In orbit Successful
    21 December
    12:30     		Soviet Union Voskhod (R-7 11A57) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Kosmos 625 (Zenit 4MK) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 January 1974 Successful
    25 December
    11:17     		Soviet Union Molniya-M (R-7 8K78M) Soviet Union Plesetsk
    Soviet Union Molniya 2-8 MOM Molniya Communication 24 November 1985 Successful
    26 December
    16:30     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Aureole 2 (DS-U2-GKA) MO SSSR / CNES Low Earth Auroral research 30 April 1974 Successful
    27 December
    20:19     		Soviet Union Tsyklon-2 Soviet Union Baikonur Site 90
    Soviet Union Kosmos 626 (US-A / RORSAT) MO SSSR Low Earth Ocean Reconnaissance 22 March 1974 Successful
    29 December
    04:12     		Soviet Union Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) Soviet Union Plesetsk Site 132
    Soviet Union Kosmos 627 (Tsiklon) MO SSSR Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec →

    • Deep Space Rendezvous[edit]

    Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
    15 January Luna 21 Delivered Lunokhod 2 between Mare Serenitatis and the Taurus Mountains
    15 June Explorer 49 Entered Selenocentric orbit Radio telescope
    3 December Pioneer 10 Flyby of Jupiter Closest approach: 130,354 kilometres (80,998 mi)

    EVAs[edit]

    Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks
    26 May
    00:40     		40 minutes 01:20 CM-116
    SLM-1     		United StatesPaul J. Weitz Using a 10-foot (3.0 m) long tool, Weitz stood in the open hatch of the Command Module (asJoe Kerwin held onto his legs) and tried to remove a strap preventing the release of a solar panel on Skylab.[1]
    7 June
    15:15     		3 hours
    25 minutes     		18:40 Skylab
    SLM-1     		United StatesPete Conrad
    United StatesJoseph P. Kerwin     		Used long-handled cable cutters to remove debris that prevented the solar array system from deploying and then forced the solar array system to deploy, providing the Skylab with electrical power needed to operate.
    19 June
    10:55     		1 hour
    36 minutes     		12:31 Skylab
    SLM-1     		United StatesPete Conrad
    United StatesPaul J. Weitz     		Replaced exposed film cassettes with fresh film and repaired an electrical contact.
    6 August
    17:30     		6 hours
    31 minutes     		7 August
    00:01     		Skylab
    SLM-2     		United StatesOwen K. Garriott
    United StatesJack R. Lousma     		Erected a twin-pole solar shield to improve temperature control in Skylab, replaced film cassettes in the solar observatory and installed micrometeoroid detection panels.
    24 August
    16:24     		4 hours
    31 minutes     		20:55 Skylab
    SLM-2     		United StatesOwen K. Garriott
    United StatesJack R. Lousma     		Installed a new gyroscope selection box, and replaced the film in the solar observatory.
    22 September
    11:18     		2 hours
    41 minutes     		13:59 Skylab
    SLM-2     		United StatesOwen K. Garriott
    United StatesAlan Bean     		Replaced the film on the solar observatory and collected the Thermal Coatings Experiment Panel for return to Earth.[2]
    22 November
    17:42     		6 hours
    33 minutes     		23 November
    00:15     		Skylab
    SLM-3     		United StatesEdward Gibson
    United StatesWilliam R. Pogue     		Replaced the film on the solar observatory and repaired the antenna for the Earth resources experiment package.
    25 December
    16:00     		7 hours
    1 minute     		23:01 Skylab
    SLM-3     		United StatesGerald P. Carr
    United StatesWilliam R. Pogue     		Used the extreme ultraviolet electronographic camera and the coronagraph contamination camera to photograph Comet Kohoutek. They also replaced the film on the solar observatory.
    29 December
    17:00     		3 hours
    29 minutes     		20:29 Skylab
    SLM-3     		United StatesGerald P. Carr
    United StatesEdward Gibson     		Photographed Comet Kohoutek as it appeared from behind the Sun and recovered the Thermal Control Coatings Experiment panel.

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ^ Belew, Leland F. (1977). "Skylab, Our First Space Station" (PDF). NASA. p. 61. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  • ^ Ledbetter, James (1974). "Skylab Crew Systems Mission Evaluation" (PDF). NASA. pp. 301, p.338. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.



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