United States Launches in 1973
The United States flew 25 orbital launch attempts in 1973, 22% of the world's 116, with 2 failures. 3 on Titan IIID, 3 on Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, 3 on Titan 24B and 3 on Saturn IB. Together they put 174 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1973
- 25
- 2 failed
- Share of the world
- 22%
- of 116
- Busiest month
- November
- 4 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 174 t
Month by month
United States orbital launches per month, 1973
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 2Mar
- 2Apr
- 3May
- 3Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 1Sep
- 2Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | United States |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets United States flew in 1973
- Titan IIID3 launches
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur3 launches
- Titan 24B3 launches
- Saturn IB3 launches
- Titan IIIC2 launches
- Delta 03002 launches
- Atlas SLV-3A Agena D1 launch
- Delta 19141 launch
- Saturn V1 launch
- Delta 19131 launch
- Thor Burner 2A1 launch
- Titan 33B1 launch
- Delta 16041 launch
- Scout A-11 launch
- Delta 19001 launch
Every launch of 1973
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 1973 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Aquacade 2 | Success |
| 9 March 1973 | Titan IIID | KH-9 5 | Success |
| 6 April 1973 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer 11 | Success |
| 20 April 1973 | Delta 1914 | Anik A2 | Success |
| 14 May 1973 | Saturn V | Skylab 1 | Success |
| 16 May 1973 | Titan 24B | KH-8 38 | Success |
| 25 May 1973 | Saturn IB | Skylab 2 | Success |
| 10 June 1973 | Delta 1913 | RAE 2 | Success |
| 12 June 1973 | Titan IIIC | DSP 4 | Success |
| 26 June 1973 | Titan 24B | KH-8 39 | Failure |
| 13 July 1973 | Titan IIID | KH-9 6 | Success |
| 16 July 1973 | Delta 0300 | ITOS E | Failure |
| 28 July 1973 | Saturn IB | Skylab 3 | Success |
| 17 August 1973 | Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4 | Success |
| 21 August 1973 | Titan 33B | Jumpseat 3 | Success |
| 23 August 1973 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F7 | Success |
| 27 September 1973 | Titan 24B | KH-8 40 | Success |
| 26 October 1973 | Delta 1604 | IMP 8 | Success |
| 30 October 1973 | Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20 | Success |
| 3 November 1973 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Mariner 10 | Success |
| 6 November 1973 | Delta 0300 | NOAA 3 | Success |
| 10 November 1973 | Titan IIID | KH-9 7 | Success |
| 16 November 1973 | Saturn IB | Skylab 4 | Success |
| 13 December 1973 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 3 & 4 | Success |
| 16 December 1973 | Delta 1900 | AE-C | Success |