Prognoz-3, a Soviet heliophysics research satellite studying solar flares and space weather. Molniya-M (Blok-SO-L) from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in a highly elliptical Molniya-type orbit for solar monitoring.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.2 T
- Flight
- 43rd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 15 February 1973, 01:11 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Heliophysics
- International designator
- 1973-009
- Launches in 1973
- 9th of 116
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