1973 orbital launches

In 1973, ExGalactic records 116 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
65Russia
25USA
24Kazakhstan
1China
1French Guiana

Launches

  1. Luna-21 — 8 January 1973, 06:55 UTC — Success
  2. Zenit-4M 45 — 11 January 1973, 10:00 UTC — Success
  3. Tselina-O 17 — 20 January 1973, 03:36 UTC — Success
  4. DS-P1-Yu 60 — 24 January 1973, 11:44 UTC — Success
  5. Zaliv-GVM 4 — 26 January 1973, 11:44 UTC — Success
  6. Zenit-2M 35 — 1 February 1973, 08:30 UTC — Success
  7. Molniya-1 23 — 3 February 1973, 05:48 UTC — Success
  8. Zenit-4M 46 — 8 February 1973, 13:15 UTC — Success
  9. Prognoz-3 — 15 February 1973, 01:11 UTC — Success
  10. Tselina-O 18 — 28 February 1973, 04:37 UTC — Success
  11. Zenit-4MK 10 — 1 March 1973, 12:40 UTC — Success
  12. Zenit-4M 47 — 6 March 1973, 09:20 UTC — Success
  13. Aquacade 2 — 6 March 1973, 09:30 UTC — Success
  14. KH-9 5 — 9 March 1973, 21:00 UTC — Success
  15. Meteor-1 14 (29L) — 20 March 1973, 11:20 UTC — Success
  16. Zenit-2M 36 — 22 March 1973, 10:00 UTC — Success
  17. Salyut-2 — 3 April 1973, 09:00 UTC — Success
  18. Molniya-2 5 — 5 April 1973, 11:11 UTC — Success
  19. Pioneer 11 — 6 April 1973, 02:11 UTC — Success
  20. DS-P1-Yu 61 — 12 April 1973, 11:49 UTC — Success
  21. Zenit-4MK 11 — 19 April 1973, 08:59 UTC — Success
  22. DS-U2-IK 3 & Kopernik-500 — 19 April 1973, 10:19 UTC — Success
  23. Anik A2 — 20 April 1973, 23:47 UTC — Success
  24. US-A 5 — 25 April 1973, 09:10 UTC — Failure
  25. Zenit-2M 37 — 25 April 1973, 10:45 UTC — Success
  26. Zenit-4MK 12 — 5 May 1973, 07:00 UTC — Success
  27. Salyut-3a — 11 May 1973, 00:20 UTC — Success
  28. Skylab 1 — 14 May 1973, 17:30 UTC — Success
  29. KH-8 38 — 16 May 1973, 16:40 UTC — Success
  30. DS-P1-Yu 62 — 17 May 1973, 13:19 UTC — Success
  31. Zenit-4MK 13 — 18 May 1973, 11:00 UTC — Success
  32. Castor & Pollux — 21 May 1973, 08:47 UTC — Failure
  33. Zenit-4M 48 — 23 May 1973, 10:30 UTC — Success
  34. Zaliv 12 — 25 May 1973, 09:15 UTC — Failure
  35. Skylab 2 — 25 May 1973, 13:00 UTC — Success
  36. Zenit-2M 38 — 25 May 1973, 13:30 UTC — Success
  37. Meteor-1 15 (27L) — 29 May 1973, 10:16 UTC — Success
  38. DS-P1-Yu 63 — 5 June 1973, 11:29 UTC — Success
  39. Zenit-4M 49 — 6 June 1973, 11:30 UTC — Success
  40. Strela-1M 41-48 — 8 June 1973, 15:50 UTC — Success
  41. Zenit-4M 50 — 10 June 1973, 10:10 UTC — Success
  42. RAE 2 — 10 June 1973, 14:13 UTC — Success
  43. DSP 4 — 12 June 1973, 07:14 UTC — Success
  44. Kosmos 573 — 15 June 1973, 06:00 UTC — Success
  45. Zaliv 13 — 20 June 1973, 06:16 UTC — Success
  46. Zenit-2M 39 — 21 June 1973, 13:29 UTC — Success
  47. KH-8 39 — 26 June 1973, 17:00 UTC — Failure
  48. Zenit-4MT 4 — 27 June 1973, 11:50 UTC — Success
  49. Zenit-4M 51 — 4 July 1973, 10:59 UTC — Failure
  50. Molniya-2 6 — 11 July 1973, 09:58 UTC — Success
  51. KH-9 6 — 13 July 1973, 20:22 UTC — Success
  52. ITOS E — 16 July 1973, 17:10 UTC — Failure
  53. Mars-4 — 21 July 1973, 19:30 UTC — Success
  54. Zenit-4M 52 — 25 July 1973, 11:30 UTC — Success
  55. Mars-5 — 25 July 1973, 18:55 UTC — Success
  56. Skylab 3 — 28 July 1973, 11:10 UTC — Success
  57. Zenit-2M 40 — 1 August 1973, 14:00 UTC — Success
  58. Mars-6 — 5 August 1973, 17:45 UTC — Success
  59. Mars-7 — 9 August 1973, 17:00 UTC — Success
  60. DMSP-5B F4 — 17 August 1973, 04:49 UTC — Success
  61. Zenit-4M 53 — 21 August 1973, 12:30 UTC — Success
  62. Jumpseat 3 — 21 August 1973, 16:07 UTC — Success
  63. DS-P1-Yu 64 — 22 August 1973, 11:24 UTC — Success
  64. INTELSAT IV F7 — 23 August 1973, 22:57 UTC — Success
  65. Zenit-4M 54 — 24 August 1973, 10:59 UTC — Success
  66. Tselina-O 20 — 28 August 1973, 10:08 UTC — Success
  67. Molniya-1 24 — 30 August 1973, 00:07 UTC — Success
  68. Zenit-2M 41 — 30 August 1973, 10:30 UTC — Success
  69. Zenit-4M 55 — 6 September 1973, 10:40 UTC — Success
  70. Sfera 10 — 8 September 1973, 01:50 UTC — Success
  71. Zaliv 14 — 14 September 1973, 00:31 UTC — Success
  72. JSSW 1a — 18 September 1973, 12:12 UTC — Failure
  73. Zenit-4MK 14 — 21 September 1973, 13:05 UTC — Success
  74. Soyuz 12 — 27 September 1973, 12:18 UTC — Success
  75. KH-8 40 — 27 September 1973, 17:15 UTC — Success
  76. Strela-1M 49-56 — 2 October 1973, 21:46 UTC — Success
  77. Zenit-2M 42 — 3 October 1973, 13:00 UTC — Success
  78. Zenit-4MK 15 — 6 October 1973, 12:30 UTC — Success
  79. Zenit-4M 56 — 10 October 1973, 10:45 UTC — Success
  80. Zenit-2M 43 — 15 October 1973, 08:45 UTC — Success
  81. Zenit-4M 57 — 16 October 1973, 12:00 UTC — Success
  82. DS-P1-Yu 65 — 16 October 1973, 14:00 UTC — Success
  83. Molniya-2 7 — 19 October 1973, 10:26 UTC — Success
  84. Zenit-4MK 16 — 20 October 1973, 10:14 UTC — Success
  85. IMP 8 — 26 October 1973, 02:26 UTC — Success
  86. Zenit-4M 58 — 27 October 1973, 11:09 UTC — Success
  87. Tselina-D 5 — 29 October 1973, 14:00 UTC — Success
  88. Transit-O 20 — 30 October 1973, 00:37 UTC — Success
  89. DS-U2-IK 4 — 30 October 1973, 19:00 UTC — Success
  90. Bion 1 — 31 October 1973, 18:24 UTC — Success
  91. US-K 2 — 2 November 1973, 13:01 UTC — Success
  92. Mariner 10 — 3 November 1973, 05:45 UTC — Success
  93. NOAA 3 — 6 November 1973, 17:02 UTC — Success
  94. Zenit-4MK 17 — 10 November 1973, 12:38 UTC — Success
  95. KH-9 7 — 10 November 1973, 20:12 UTC — Success
  96. Molniya-1 25 — 14 November 1973, 20:40 UTC — Success
  97. Skylab 4 — 16 November 1973, 14:01 UTC — Success
  98. DS-P1-Yu 66 — 20 November 1973, 12:29 UTC — Success
  99. Zenit-4M 59 — 21 November 1973, 10:00 UTC — Success
  100. Tselina-O 21 — 27 November 1973, 00:08 UTC — Success
  101. DS-P1-Yu 67 — 28 November 1973, 09:29 UTC — Success
  102. Zenit-4MK 18 — 28 November 1973, 11:43 UTC — Success
  103. Kosmos 613 — 30 November 1973, 05:20 UTC — Success
  104. Molniya-1K 26 — 30 November 1973, 13:08 UTC — Success
  105. Strela-2M 8 — 4 December 1973, 15:00 UTC — Success
  106. DS-P1-I 14 — 13 December 1973, 11:10 UTC — Success
  107. DSCS-2 3 & 4 — 13 December 1973, 23:57 UTC — Success
  108. AE-C — 16 December 1973, 06:18 UTC — Success
  109. Zenit-4MT 5 — 17 December 1973, 12:00 UTC — Success
  110. Soyuz 13 — 18 December 1973, 11:55 UTC — Success
  111. Strela-1M 57-64 — 19 December 1973, 09:43 UTC — Success
  112. Zenit-4MK 19 — 21 December 1973, 12:30 UTC — Success
  113. Molniya-2 8 — 25 December 1973, 11:17 UTC — Success
  114. Aureole 2 — 26 December 1973, 16:30 UTC — Success
  115. US-A 6 — 27 December 1973, 20:19 UTC — Success
  116. Zaliv 15 — 29 December 1973, 04:12 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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