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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



Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
1973-01-08BaikonurProton K/DLuna 21/Lunokhod 2 (Luna Ye-8 #204)success
1973-01-11BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 543 (Zenit-4M #45, Rotor #45)success
1973-01-20PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 544 (Tselina-O #17)success
1973-01-24PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 545 (DS-P1-Yu #60)success
1973-01-26Kapustin YarKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 546 (Zaliv-GVM #4)success
1973-02-01BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 547 (Zenit-2M #35, Gektor #35)success
1973-02-03BaikonurMolniya-M Molniya-1 23 (Molniya-1 31L)success
1973-02-08PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 548 (Zenit-4M #46, Rotor #46)success
1973-02-15BaikonurMolniya-M 8K78M SOLPrognoz 3success
1973-02-28PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 549 (Tselina-O #18)success
1973-03-01PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 550 (Zenit-4MK #10, Germes #10)success
1973-03-06Cape CanaveralAtlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena DRhyolite 2 (Aquacade 2)success
1973-03-06BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 551 (Zenit-4M #47, Rotor #47)success
1973-03-09VandenbergTitan 3D KH-9 5success
1973-03-20PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-1 14success
1973-03-22PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 552 (Zenit-2M #36, Gektor #36) & Nauka-16KSsuccess
1973-04-03BaikonurProton KSalyut-2 (Almaz OPS 1)success
1973-04-05PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-2 5success
1973-04-06Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AStar-37E / Pioneer 11success
1973-04-12PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 553 (DS-P1-Yu #61)success
1973-04-19Kapustin YarKosmos-2 11K63Interkosmos 9 (DS-U2-IK #3)success
1973-04-19PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 554 (Zenit-4MK #11, Germes #11)success
1973-04-20Cape CanaveralDelta 1000 1914Anik A2success
1973-04-25BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69US-A #5failure
1973-04-25PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 555 (Zenit-2M #37, Gektor #37) & Nauka-14KSsuccess
1973-05-05PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 556 (Zenit-4MK #12, Germes #12)success
1973-05-11BaikonurProton KKosmos-557 (DOS 3)success
1973-05-14Cape CanaveralSaturn V Skylabsuccess
1973-05-16VandenbergTitan 3B 24BKH-8 38success
1973-05-17PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 558 (DS-P1-Yu #62)success
1973-05-18PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 559 (Zenit-4MK #13, Germes #13)success
1973-05-21KourouDiamant B Castor (D 5A) / Pollux (D 5B) failure
1973-05-23PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 560 (Zenit-4M #48, Rotor #48)success
1973-05-25PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MZaliv #12failure
1973-05-25Cape CanaveralSaturn IB Skylab 2success
1973-05-25PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 561 (Zenit-2M #38, Gektor #38) & Nauka-9KSsuccess
1973-05-29PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MMeteor-1 15success
1973-06-05PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 562 (DS-P1-Yu #63)success
1973-06-06PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 563 (Zenit-4M #49, Rotor #49)success
1973-06-08PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 564 - 571 (Strela-1M #41 - 48)success
1973-06-10Cape CanaveralDelta 1000 1913Explorer 49 (RAE B)success
1973-06-10BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 572 (Zenit-4M #50, Rotor #50)success
1973-06-12Cape CanaveralTitan 3C Titan 23CDSP 4success
1973-06-15BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Kosmos 573 (Soyuz-7K-T #2)success
1973-06-20PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 574 (Zaliv #13)success
1973-06-21PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 575 (Zenit-2M #39, Gektor #39)success
1973-06-26PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MTselina-O #19failure
1973-06-26VandenbergTitan 3B 24BKH-8 39failure
1973-06-27PlesetskSoyuz-M 11A511MKosmos 576 (Zenit-4MT #4, Orion #4)success
1973-07-04PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Zenit-4M #51 (Rotor #51)failure
1973-07-11PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-2 6success
1973-07-13VandenbergTitan 3D KH-9 6success
1973-07-16VandenbergDelta 0100 0300ITOS Efailure
1973-07-21BaikonurProton K/DMars 4 (3MS 52S)success
1973-07-25BaikonurProton K/DMars 5 (3MS 53S)success
1973-07-25PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 577 (Zenit-4M #52, Rotor #52)success
1973-07-28Cape CanaveralSaturn IB Skylab 3success
1973-08-01PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 578 (Zenit-2M #40, Gektor #40)success
1973-08-05BaikonurProton K/DMars 6 (3MP 50P)success
1973-08-09BaikonurProton K/DMars 7 (3MP 51P)success
1973-08-17VandenbergThor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2ADMSP 7529success
1973-08-21VandenbergTitan 3B 33BJumpseat 3success
1973-08-21PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 579 (Zenit-4M #53, Rotor #53)success
1973-08-22PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 580 (DS-P1-Yu #64)success
1973-08-23Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AIntelsat-4 7success
1973-08-24BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 581 (Zenit-4M #54, Rotor #54)success
1973-08-28PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 582 (Tselina-O #20)success
1973-08-30PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-1 24 (Molniya-1 29L)success
1973-08-30BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 583 (Zenit-2M #41, Gektor #41)success
1973-09-06PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 584 (Zenit-4M #55, Rotor #55)success
1973-09-08PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 585 (Sfera #10)success
1973-09-14PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 586 (Zaliv #14)success
1973-09-18JiuquanFB-1 JSSW #1failure
1973-09-21PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 587 (Zenit-4MK #14, Germes #14)success
1973-09-27BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 12success
1973-09-27VandenbergTitan 3B 24BKH-8 40success
1973-10-02PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 588 - 595 (Strela-1M #49 - 56)success
1973-10-03PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 596 (Zenit-2M #42, Gektor #42) / FEU-170 1Lsuccess
1973-10-06PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 597 (Zenit-4MK #15, Germes #15)success
1973-10-10PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 598 (Zenit-4M #56, Rotor #56)success
1973-10-15BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 599 (Zenit-2M #43, Gektor #43)success
1973-10-16PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 601 (DS-P1-Yu #65)success
1973-10-16PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 600 (Zenit-4M #57, Rotor #57)success
1973-10-19PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-2 7success
1973-10-20PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 602 (Zenit-4MK #16, Germes #16)success
1973-10-26Cape CanaveralDelta 1000 1604Explorer 50 (IMP J, IMP 8)success
1973-10-27PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 603 (Zenit-4M #58, Rotor #58)success
1973-10-29PlesetskVostok-2M 8A92MKosmos 604 (Tselina-D #5)success
1973-10-30PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MInterkosmos 10 (DS-U2-IK #4)success
1973-10-30VandenbergScout A1 Transit-O 20success
1973-10-31PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 605 (Bion #1)success
1973-11-02PlesetskMolniya-M Kosmos 606 (US-K #2)success
1973-11-03Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AMariner 10success
1973-11-06VandenbergDelta 0100 0300NOAA 3success
1973-11-10VandenbergTitan 3D KH-9 7 / Ursala 2 / P-801 5success
1973-11-10PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 607 (Zenit-4MK #17, Germes #17)success
1973-11-14BaikonurMolniya-M Molniya-1 25 (Molniya-1 32L)success
1973-11-16Cape CanaveralSaturn IB Skylab 4success
1973-11-20PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 608 (DS-P1-Yu #66)success
1973-11-21BaikonurVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 609 (Zenit-4M #59, Rotor #59)success
1973-11-27PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 610 (Tselina-O #21)success
1973-11-28PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 611 (DS-P1-Yu #67)success
1973-11-28PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 612 (Zenit-4MK #18, Germes #18)success
1973-11-30PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-1K 26 (Molniya-1K 36L)success
1973-11-30BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Kosmos 613 (Soyuz-7K-T #3)success
1973-12-04PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 614 (Strela-2M #8)success
1973-12-13PlesetskKosmos-2 11K63Kosmos 615 (DS-P1-I #14)success
1973-12-13Cape CanaveralTitan 3C Titan 23CDSCS-2 3 / DSCS-2 4success
1973-12-16VandenbergDelta 1000 1900Explorer 51 (AE C)success
1973-12-17PlesetskSoyuz-M 11A511MKosmos 616 (Zenit-4MT #5, Orion #5)success
1973-12-18BaikonurSoyuz 11A511Soyuz 13success
1973-12-19PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 617 - 624 (Strela-1M #57 - 64)success
1973-12-21PlesetskVoskhod 11A57Kosmos 625 (Zenit-4MK #19, Germes #19)success
1973-12-25PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-2 8success
1973-12-26PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MOreol 2 (Aureole 2) (DS-U2-GKA #2)success
1973-12-27BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 626 (US-A #6)success
1973-12-29PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 627 (Zaliv #15)success