Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 3, 1973, 09:00
- Launch designation
- 1973-017
- Mission
- Almaz OPS 1
- Flight name
- Salyut-2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 283-01
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 374 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 19.1 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salyut-2 | 1973-017ANORAD 6398 | Machine Building Special Design Bureau | Human spaceflight | 18.7 t | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 28, 1973 |
| KSI | 1973-017 | Ministry of General Machine Building | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.