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1973 · Soviet Space Program

Strela-2M 8

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Military communications satellite

Overview

Date / time: December 4, 1973 at 03:00 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 132/2
Mission: Strela-2M 8
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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