Orbital launches in 1973

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Orbital launches in 1973

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

Russia	90
United States	25
Europe	1
China	1
Total	117

Rockets:

Voskhod	32
Kosmos-3M	17
Kosmos-2	10
Molniya-M	10
Proton	7
Delta 1000	4
Titan 3B	4
Soyuz	4
Titan 3D	3
Vostok-2M	3
Atlas-Centaur	3
Soyuz-U	3
Saturn IB	3
Others	14

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	64
Baikonur	24
Cape Canaveral	13
Vandenberg	12
Others	4

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1973-01-08	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna 21/Lunokhod 2 (Luna Ye-8 #204)	success
1973-01-11	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 543 (Zenit-4M #45, Rotor #45)	success
1973-01-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 544 (Tselina-O #17)	success
1973-01-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 545 (DS-P1-Yu #60)	success
1973-01-26	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 546 (Zaliv-GVM #4)	success
1973-02-01	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 547 (Zenit-2M #35, Gektor #35)	success
1973-02-03	Baikonur	Molniya-M	Molniya-1 23 (Molniya-1 31L)	success
1973-02-08	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 548 (Zenit-4M #46, Rotor #46)	success
1973-02-15	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M SOL	Prognoz 3	success
1973-02-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 549 (Tselina-O #18)	success
1973-03-01	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 550 (Zenit-4MK #10, Germes #10)	success
1973-03-06	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena D	Rhyolite 2 (Aquacade 2)	success
1973-03-06	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 551 (Zenit-4M #47, Rotor #47)	success
1973-03-09	Vandenberg	Titan 3D	KH-9 5	success
1973-03-20	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 14	success
1973-03-22	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 552 (Zenit-2M #36, Gektor #36) & Nauka-16KS	success
1973-04-03	Baikonur	Proton K	Salyut-2 (Almaz OPS 1)	success
1973-04-05	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-2 5	success
1973-04-06	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1A	Star-37E / Pioneer 11	success
1973-04-12	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 553 (DS-P1-Yu #61)	success
1973-04-19	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Interkosmos 9 (DS-U2-IK #3)	success
1973-04-19	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 554 (Zenit-4MK #11, Germes #11)	success
1973-04-20	Cape Canaveral	Delta 1000 1914	Anik A2	success
1973-04-25	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	US-A #5	failure
1973-04-25	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 555 (Zenit-2M #37, Gektor #37) & Nauka-14KS	success
1973-05-05	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 556 (Zenit-4MK #12, Germes #12)	success
1973-05-11	Baikonur	Proton K	Kosmos-557 (DOS 3)	success
1973-05-14	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Skylab	success
1973-05-16	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 38	success
1973-05-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 558 (DS-P1-Yu #62)	success
1973-05-18	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 559 (Zenit-4MK #13, Germes #13)	success
1973-05-21	Kourou	Diamant B	Castor (D 5A) / Pollux (D 5B)	failure
1973-05-23	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 560 (Zenit-4M #48, Rotor #48)	success
1973-05-25	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Zaliv #12	failure
1973-05-25	Cape Canaveral	Saturn IB	Skylab 2	success
1973-05-25	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 561 (Zenit-2M #38, Gektor #38) & Nauka-9KS	success
1973-05-29	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 15	success
1973-06-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 562 (DS-P1-Yu #63)	success
1973-06-06	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 563 (Zenit-4M #49, Rotor #49)	success
1973-06-08	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 564 - 571 (Strela-1M #41 - 48)	success
1973-06-10	Cape Canaveral	Delta 1000 1913	Explorer 49 (RAE B)	success
1973-06-10	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 572 (Zenit-4M #50, Rotor #50)	success
1973-06-12	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSP 4	success
1973-06-15	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Kosmos 573 (Soyuz-7K-T #2)	success
1973-06-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 574 (Zaliv #13)	success
1973-06-21	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 575 (Zenit-2M #39, Gektor #39)	success
1973-06-26	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Tselina-O #19	failure
1973-06-26	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 39	failure
1973-06-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-M 11A511M	Kosmos 576 (Zenit-4MT #4, Orion #4)	success
1973-07-04	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-4M #51 (Rotor #51)	failure
1973-07-11	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-2 6	success
1973-07-13	Vandenberg	Titan 3D	KH-9 6	success
1973-07-16	Vandenberg	Delta 0100 0300	ITOS E	failure
1973-07-21	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 4 (3MS 52S)	success
1973-07-25	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 5 (3MS 53S)	success
1973-07-25	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 577 (Zenit-4M #52, Rotor #52)	success
1973-07-28	Cape Canaveral	Saturn IB	Skylab 3	success
1973-08-01	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 578 (Zenit-2M #40, Gektor #40)	success
1973-08-05	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 6 (3MP 50P)	success
1973-08-09	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 7 (3MP 51P)	success
1973-08-17	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2A	DMSP 7529	success
1973-08-21	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 33B	Jumpseat 3	success
1973-08-21	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 579 (Zenit-4M #53, Rotor #53)	success
1973-08-22	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 580 (DS-P1-Yu #64)	success
1973-08-23	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1A	Intelsat-4 7	success
1973-08-24	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 581 (Zenit-4M #54, Rotor #54)	success
1973-08-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 582 (Tselina-O #20)	success
1973-08-30	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1 24 (Molniya-1 29L)	success
1973-08-30	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 583 (Zenit-2M #41, Gektor #41)	success
1973-09-06	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 584 (Zenit-4M #55, Rotor #55)	success
1973-09-08	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 585 (Sfera #10)	success
1973-09-14	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 586 (Zaliv #14)	success
1973-09-18	Jiuquan	FB-1	JSSW #1	failure
1973-09-21	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 587 (Zenit-4MK #14, Germes #14)	success
1973-09-27	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 12	success
1973-09-27	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 40	success
1973-10-02	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 588 - 595 (Strela-1M #49 - 56)	success
1973-10-03	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 596 (Zenit-2M #42, Gektor #42) / FEU-170 1L	success
1973-10-06	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 597 (Zenit-4MK #15, Germes #15)	success
1973-10-10	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 598 (Zenit-4M #56, Rotor #56)	success
1973-10-15	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 599 (Zenit-2M #43, Gektor #43)	success
1973-10-16	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 601 (DS-P1-Yu #65)	success
1973-10-16	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 600 (Zenit-4M #57, Rotor #57)	success
1973-10-19	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-2 7	success
1973-10-20	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 602 (Zenit-4MK #16, Germes #16)	success
1973-10-26	Cape Canaveral	Delta 1000 1604	Explorer 50 (IMP J, IMP 8)	success
1973-10-27	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 603 (Zenit-4M #58, Rotor #58)	success
1973-10-29	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 604 (Tselina-D #5)	success
1973-10-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Interkosmos 10 (DS-U2-IK #4)	success
1973-10-30	Vandenberg	Scout A1	Transit-O 20	success
1973-10-31	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 605 (Bion #1)	success
1973-11-02	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Kosmos 606 (US-K #2)	success
1973-11-03	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1A	Mariner 10	success
1973-11-06	Vandenberg	Delta 0100 0300	NOAA 3	success
1973-11-10	Vandenberg	Titan 3D	KH-9 7 / Ursala 2 / P-801 5	success
1973-11-10	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 607 (Zenit-4MK #17, Germes #17)	success
1973-11-14	Baikonur	Molniya-M	Molniya-1 25 (Molniya-1 32L)	success
1973-11-16	Cape Canaveral	Saturn IB	Skylab 4	success
1973-11-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 608 (DS-P1-Yu #66)	success
1973-11-21	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 609 (Zenit-4M #59, Rotor #59)	success
1973-11-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 610 (Tselina-O #21)	success
1973-11-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 611 (DS-P1-Yu #67)	success
1973-11-28	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 612 (Zenit-4MK #18, Germes #18)	success
1973-11-30	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1K 26 (Molniya-1K 36L)	success
1973-11-30	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Kosmos 613 (Soyuz-7K-T #3)	success
1973-12-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 614 (Strela-2M #8)	success
1973-12-13	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 615 (DS-P1-I #14)	success
1973-12-13	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSCS-2 3 / DSCS-2 4	success
1973-12-16	Vandenberg	Delta 1000 1900	Explorer 51 (AE C)	success
1973-12-17	Plesetsk	Soyuz-M 11A511M	Kosmos 616 (Zenit-4MT #5, Orion #5)	success
1973-12-18	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 13	success
1973-12-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 617 - 624 (Strela-1M #57 - 64)	success
1973-12-21	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 625 (Zenit-4MK #19, Germes #19)	success
1973-12-25	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-2 8	success
1973-12-26	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Oreol 2 (Aureole 2) (DS-U2-GKA #2)	success
1973-12-27	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 626 (US-A #6)	success
1973-12-29	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 627 (Zaliv #15)	success