Satellites, space stations, and deep space probes.
| Label | Operator | Status | Orbit | Launch Date | Mission Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-587 Космос-587 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 9/21/1973 | Earth Observation |
| JSSW 1 | Seventh Ministry of Machine Building | retired | suborbital | 9/18/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-586 Космос-586 | Russian Navy | retired |
| LEO |
| 9/14/1973 |
| Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Kosmos-585 Космос-585 | Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet Army | retired | LEO | 9/8/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-584 Космос-584 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 9/6/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Molniya-1 (1973-061A) Молния-1 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 8/30/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-583 Космос-583 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/30/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-582 Космос-582 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | retired | LEO | 8/28/1973 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-581 Космос-581 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/24/1973 | Earth Observation |
| INTELSAT IV F7 | Intelsat | retired | GEO | 8/23/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-580 Космос-580 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 8/22/1973 | Technology Demonstration |
| OPS 7724 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | HEO | 8/21/1973 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-579 Космос-579 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/21/1973 | Earth Observation |
| DMSP 7529 | U.S. Air Force | retired | LEO | 8/17/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Mars-7 Марс-7 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 8/9/1973 | Science Exploration |
| Mars-6 Марс-6 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 8/5/1973 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-578 Космос-578 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/1/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Skylab SL-3 | NASA Johnson Space Center | retired | LEO | 7/28/1973 | Human Spaceflight |
| Skylab S-150 Experiment | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 7/28/1973 | Science Exploration |
| Mars-5 Марс-5 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 7/25/1973 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-577 Космос-577 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 7/25/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Mars-4 Марс-4 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 7/21/1973 | Science Exploration |
| ITOS E | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | retired | suborbital | 7/16/1973 | Earth Observation |
| OPS 8261 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 7/13/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Molniya-2 (1973-045A) Молния-2 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 7/11/1973 | Communications |
| [Kosmos] (1973-F05) [Космос] | State Space Corporation Roscosmos | retired | suborbital | 7/4/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-576 Космос-576 | TsKBEM Filial No. 3 | retired | LEO | 6/27/1973 | Earth Observation |
| OPS 4018 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | suborbital | 6/26/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-575 Космос-575 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/21/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-574 Космос-574 | Russian Navy | retired | LEO | 6/20/1973 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Kosmos-573 Космос-573 | Central KB for Experimental Machine Building | retired | LEO | 6/15/1973 | Human Spaceflight |
| DSP F4 | U.S. Air Force | retired | GEO | 6/12/1973 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| RAE 2 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | cislunar | 6/10/1973 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-572 Космос-572 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/10/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-570 Космос-570 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-569 Космос-569 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-568 Космос-568 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-567 Космос-567 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-565 Космос-565 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-571 Космос-571 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-564 Космос-564 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-566 Космос-566 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/8/1973 | Communications |
| Kosmos-563 Космос-563 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 6/6/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-562 Космос-562 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 6/5/1973 | Technology Demonstration |
| Meteor (1973-034A) Метеор | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/29/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos (1973-F03) Космос | Russian Navy | retired | suborbital | 5/25/1973 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Kosmos-561 Космос-561 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/25/1973 | Earth Observation |
| Skylab SL-2 | NASA Johnson Space Center | retired | LEO | 5/25/1973 | Human Spaceflight |
| Kosmos-560 Космос-560 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 5/23/1973 | Earth Observation |
| D-5B | French Space Agency (CNES) | retired | suborbital | 5/21/1973 | Technology Demonstration |