// year 1973

Orbital launches in 1973

117 launch attempts in 1973: 109 succeeded and 7 failed. Together they carried 174 payloads, 5 of them crewed.

117 launches109 successful174 payloads

1972 All years 1974

By country

Soviet Union90

United States25

France1

China1

By rocket

Voskhod 11A5732 Kosmos 11K65M17 Kosmos 11K6310 Molniya 8K78M10 Proton-K/D5 Soyuz 11A5114 Titan IIID3 Vostok 8A92M3 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur3 Titan 24B3

By spaceport

Plesetsk64 Baikonur24 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy13 Vandenberg12 Kapustin Yar2 Kourou1 Jiuquan1

Launches by month

556912128127151412

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1973

117 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 8, 1973	E-8 No. 2041973-001	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
2	Jan 11, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-002	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
3	Jan 20, 1973	Tselina-OM1973-003	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
4	Jan 24, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 621973-004	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
5	Jan 26, 1973	Tsiklon GVM1973-005	Kosmos 11K65M	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
6	Feb 1, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-006	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Feb 3, 1973	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 311973-007	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
8	Feb 8, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-008	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
9	Feb 15, 1973	SO-M No. 5021973-009	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
10	Feb 28, 1973	Tselina-OM1973-010	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Mar 1, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-011	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
12	Mar 6, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-012	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
13	Mar 6, 1973	RHYOLITE 21973-013	Atlas SLV-3A Agena D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
14	Mar 9, 1973	HEXAGON SV-51973-014	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
15	Mar 20, 1973	Meteor-M No. 291973-015	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
16	Mar 22, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-016	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
17	Apr 3, 1973	Almaz OPS 11973-017	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
18	Apr 5, 1973	Molniya-21973-018	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
19	Apr 6, 1973	Pioneer G1973-019	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
20	Apr 12, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 551973-020	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
21	Apr 19, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-021	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Apr 19, 1973	DS-U2-IK Kopernik-5001973-022	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
23	Apr 20, 1973	Anik A21973-023	Delta 1914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
24	Apr 25, 1973	US-A1973-U01	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
25	Apr 25, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-024	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
26	May 5, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-025	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
27	May 11, 1973	DOS 31973-026	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
28	May 14, 1973	Skylab I OWS1973-027	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
29	May 16, 1973	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43381973-028	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
30	May 17, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 651973-029	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
31	May 18, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-030	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	May 21, 1973	D-5B1973-U02	Diamant B	Kourou	France	2	Failure
33	May 23, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-031	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
34	May 25, 1973	Zaliv1973-F03	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
35	May 25, 1973	Apollo CM-1161973-032	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
36	May 25, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-033	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
37	May 29, 1973	Meteor-M No. 271973-034	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Jun 5, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 661973-035	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
39	Jun 6, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-036	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
40	Jun 8, 1973	Strela-1M1973-037	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
41	Jun 10, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-038	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	Jun 10, 1973	RAE B1973-039	Delta 1913	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
43	Jun 12, 1973	DSP 21973-040	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
44	Jun 15, 1973	Soyuz 7K-T No. 361973-041	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
45	Jun 20, 1973	Zaliv1973-042	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
46	Jun 21, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-043	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
47	Jun 26, 1973	Tselina-OM1973-E01	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	0	OE
48	Jun 26, 1973	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43391973-F04	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Failure
49	Jun 27, 1973	Zenit-4MT1973-044	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	Jul 4, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-F05	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
51	Jul 11, 1973	Molniya-21973-045	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
52	Jul 13, 1973	HEXAGON SV-61973-046	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
53	Jul 16, 1973	ITOS E1973-F06	Delta 0300	Vandenberg	United States	1	Failure
54	Jul 21, 1973	3MS No. 52S1973-047	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
55	Jul 25, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-048	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
56	Jul 25, 1973	3MS No. 53S1973-049	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jul 28, 1973	Apollo CM-1171973-050	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
58	Aug 1, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-051	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
59	Aug 5, 1973	3MP No. 50P1973-052	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
60	Aug 9, 1973	3MP No. 51P1973-053	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
61	Aug 17, 1973	DMSP Block 5B F-41973-054	Thor Burner 2A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
62	Aug 21, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-055	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
63	Aug 21, 1973	Jumpseat 31973-056	Titan 33B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
64	Aug 22, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 591973-057	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
65	Aug 23, 1973	INTELSAT IV F71973-058	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
66	Aug 24, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-059	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
67	Aug 28, 1973	Tselina-OM1973-060	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Aug 30, 1973	Molniya-11973-061	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
69	Aug 30, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-062	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Sep 6, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-063	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
71	Sep 8, 1973	Geoid1973-064	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
72	Sep 14, 1973	Zaliv1973-065	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
73	Sep 18, 1973	JSSW1973-F07	Feng Bao 1	Jiuquan	China	1	Failure
74	Sep 21, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-066	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
75	Sep 27, 1973	Soyuz 7K-T No. 371973-067	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
76	Sep 27, 1973	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43401973-068	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
77	Oct 2, 1973	Strela-1M1973-069	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
78	Oct 3, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-070	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
79	Oct 6, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-071	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Oct 10, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-072	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Oct 15, 1973	Zenit-2M1973-073	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
82	Oct 16, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-074	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
83	Oct 16, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 601973-075	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
84	Oct 19, 1973	Molniya-21973-076	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Oct 20, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-077	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
86	Oct 26, 1973	IMP J1973-078	Delta 1604	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
87	Oct 27, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-079	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
88	Oct 29, 1973	Tselina-D1973-080	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
89	Oct 30, 1973	NNS O-201973-081	Scout A-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
90	Oct 30, 1973	DS-U2-IK No. 31973-082	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
91	Oct 31, 1973	Bion No. 11973-083	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Nov 2, 1973	Oko1973-084	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
93	Nov 3, 1973	Mariner 73J1973-085	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
94	Nov 6, 1973	ITOS F1973-086	Delta 0300	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
95	Nov 10, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-087	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
96	Nov 10, 1973	HEXAGON SV-71973-088	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	8	Success
97	Nov 14, 1973	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 321973-089	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
98	Nov 16, 1973	CM-1181973-090	Saturn IB	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
99	Nov 20, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 691973-091	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Nov 21, 1973	Zenit-4M1973-092	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
101	Nov 27, 1973	Tselina-OM1973-093	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
102	Nov 28, 1973	DS-P1-Yu No. 641973-094	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
103	Nov 28, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-095	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
104	Nov 30, 1973	Soyuz 7K-T No. 34A1973-096	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
105	Nov 30, 1973	Molniya-11973-097	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
106	Dec 4, 1973	Strela-2M1973-098	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Dec 13, 1973	DS-P1-I No. 131973-099	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
108	Dec 13, 1973	DSCS II B-31973-100	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
109	Dec 16, 1973	AE-C1973-101	Delta 1900	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
110	Dec 17, 1973	Zenit-4MT1973-102	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
111	Dec 18, 1973	Soyuz 7K-T No. 331973-103	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
112	Dec 19, 1973	Strela-1M1973-104	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
113	Dec 21, 1973	Zenit-4MK1973-105	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
114	Dec 25, 1973	Molniya-21973-106	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
115	Dec 26, 1973	DS-U2-GKA No. 21973-107	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
116	Dec 27, 1973	US-A reactor1973-108	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
117	Dec 29, 1973	Zaliv1973-109	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.