Aug 30 1973
From The Space Library
The U.S.S.R. launched its Molniya 1-24 communications satellite into orbit from Plesetsk. Tass announced a 37 970-km (23 593.5-mi) apogee, 480-km (298.3-mi) perigee, 679-min period, and 65.3° inclination. The satellite would ensure the operation of a system of long-range telephone and telegraph radio communications in the U.S.S.R. and transmit Soviet central TV programs to the Orbita network. (GSFC SSR, 8/31/73; FBIS-Sov, 8/30/73, U1; SBD, 9/6/73, 10)
The U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos 583 from Baykonur Cosmodrome into orbit with a 298-km (185.2-mi) apogee, 204-km (126.8-min) perigee, 89.5-min period, and 64.9° inclination. The satellite reentered Sept 12. (GSFC SSR, 8/31/73; 9/30/73; SBD, 9/6/73, 10)
NASA launched a Black Brant VC sounding rocket from White Sands Missile Range carrying a Univ. of Colorado solar physics experiment. Rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. (GSFC proj off)
The 24-nation Geneva disarmament conference ended its 1973 session with no progress to report. Some members had charged that the conference had reached a state of complete paralysis, the New York Times later reported. (NYT, 8/31/73, 4)
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