Oct 27 1973
From The Space Library
The U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos 603 from Plesetsk into orbit with a 356-km (221.2-mi) apogee, 204-km (126.8-mi) perigee, 90.0- min period, and 72.8° inclination. The satellite, which reentered Nov. 9, was believed by Western observers to be the seventh reconnaissance Cosmos launched during October to monitor the Arab-Israeli war [see Oct. 15]. (GSFC SSR, 10/31/73; 11/30/73; SBD, 10/31/73, 307)
The Skylab 4 spacecraft escaped damage from a five-second earth tremor that rattled windows in a central Florida area including Kennedy Space Center. (W Star-News, 10/28/73, A8)
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