1971 in spaceflight
1971 saw the last three known deaths of cosmonauts of the Soviet space program and the only deaths in space. Their mission was to man humanity's first space station. The experimental bay door failed to separate so the first crew failed to dock and second crew were killed on re-entry. 1971 also saw the launch of the first and only British satellite on top of a British rocket after that success the program was cancelled.
Orbital launches | |
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First | 12 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 133 |
Successes | 118 |
Failures | 15 |
Catalogued | 120 |
National firsts | |
Orbital launch | United Kingdom |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Soyuz-M Delta M6 Thor LV-2F Burner IIA Titan III(24)B Titan III(33)B Titan IIID |
Retirements | Black Arrow Delta E1 Delta M Delta M6 Delta N6 Europa Long March 1 R-36OM Soyuz-L Thor LV-2F Burner II Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D Titan III(23)B |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 12 |
Launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
12 January 09:30[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 390 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 January[3] | Successful | |||
13 January 20:10 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 13 January | Successful | |||
14 January 12:00:00[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 391 (DS-P1-I No.10) | Low Earth | Radar target | 21 February 1972[3] | Successful | |||
20 January 11:24:00[1] |
Vostok-2M | Plesetsk 41/1 | |||||
Meteor 1-07 (Meteor-M)[5][6] | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 14 July 2005[3] | Successful | |||
21 January 02:32 |
Black Brant VB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric | 21 January | Successful | |||
21 January 08:40[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 392 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 February[3] | Successful | |||
21 January 18:20 |
Titan III(23)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7776 (Gambit-3 4330) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 February | Successful | ||
OPS 7776 SRV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | January | Successful | ||
OPS 7776 SRV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | February | Successful | ||
22 January 04:44 |
Black Brant VB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric | 22 January | Successful | |||
26 January 00:36:03 |
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Cape Kennedy LC-36A | |||||
Intelsat IV F-2 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
26 January 12:44:33[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 393 (DS-P1-Yu No.34) | Low Earth | Calibration | 16 June[3] | Successful | |||
26 January 17:23 |
Black Brant VB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Solar/Ionospheric | 26 January | Successful | |||
31 January 21:03 |
Saturn V | Kennedy LC-39A | NASA | ||||
Apollo 14 CSM | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 9 February 21:05 | Successful | ||
Apollo 14 LM | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 5 February 09:17 | Successful | ||
Crewed flight with three astronauts, third crewed Lunar landing | |||||||
February | |||||||
3 February 01:41:40 |
Delta M | Cape Kennedy LC-17A | |||||
NATO-2B | NATO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Final flight of Delta M | |||||||
5 February 22:46 |
Black Brant IVB | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric | 5 February | Successful | |||
9 February 18:48:48[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 394 (DS-P1-M No.2) | Low Earth | ASAT target | 25 February (destroyed) | Successful | |||
Destroyed by Kosmos 397, debris still in orbit | |||||||
16 February 04:00:00 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Tansei 1 | ISAS | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
17 February 03:52:05 |
Thor LV-2F Burner II | Vandenberg SLC-10W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5268 (DAPP-5A F-3) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
Calsphere 3 (NRL PL-170A) | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | 17 October 1989 | Successful | ||
Calsphere 4 (NRL PL-170B) | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | 20 September 1989 | Successful | ||
Calsphere 5 (NRL PL-170C) | NRL | Low Earth | Calibration | 7 January 1990 | Successful | ||
17 February 20:04:30 |
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-3W | US Air Force | ||||
KH-4B No.1113 | NRO | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | +18 seconds | Launch failure | ||
Engine failure due to chain of malfunctions caused by fuel additive loading error | |||||||
17 February 21:09[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 395 (Tselina-OM) | Low Earth | ELINT | 6 April 1980 | Successful | |||
18 February 13:59[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 396 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 March[3] | Successful | |||
20 February 03:33 |
Black Brant IVA | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral/Ionospheric | 20 February | Successful | |||
25 February 01:13 |
Black Brant VB | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 25 February | Successful | |||
25 February 11:11[9] |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur 90/19 | |||||
Kosmos 397 (IS-A) | Initial: Low Earth Final: Medium Earth |
ASAT test | In orbit | Successful | |||
Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 394 | |||||||
26 February 05:06[1] |
Soyuz-L | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 398 (LK T2K No.2) | Deployed: Low Earth Final: Medium Earth |
Test flight | 10 December 1995[3] | Successful | |||
28 February 20:10 |
Black Brant III | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 28 February | Successful | |||
March | |||||||
3 March 06:52 |
Black Brant IVA | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Auroral | 3 March | Successful | |||
3 March 09:30[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 399 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 March[3] | Successful | |||
3 March 12:15[6] |
Long March 1 | Jiuquan LA-2A | |||||
Shijian I | Low Earth | Technology | 17 June 1979 | Successful | |||
5 March 08:15:02[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Kapustin Yar 86/4 | |||||
DS-P1-Yu No.39 | Intended: Low Earth | Calibration | +133 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit[10] | |||||||
5 March[1] | Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Zenit-2M[7] | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 March[3] | Launch failure | |||
Nauka 2KS No.3[6] | Intended: Low Earth | ||||||
13 March 16:15:00 |
Delta M6 | Cape Kennedy LC-17A | |||||
Explorer 43 (IMP-6) | NASA | Highly elliptical | Gamma-ray astronomy | 2 October 1974 | Successful | ||
Only flight of Delta M6 | |||||||
18 March 21:45:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 400 (DS-P1-M No.3) | Low Earth | ASAT target | 4 April (destroyed) | Successful | |||
Destroyed by Kosmos 402, debris still in orbit | |||||||
20 March 03:24 |
Black Brant II | Churchill | NRC | ||||
NRC | Suborbital | Test flight Auroral/Ionospheric | 20 March | Successful | |||
21 March 03:45 |
Titan III(33)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4788 (Jumpseat) | NRO | Molniya | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Titan III(33)B, first Jumpseat satellite | |||||||
24 March 20:10 |
Black Brant VC | Churchill | AFCRL | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Auroral/Aeronomy | 24 March | Successful | |||
24 March 21:05 |
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-3W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5300 (KH-4B No.1115) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 April | |||
27 March 10:59[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 401 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 9 April[3] | Successful | |||
April | |||||||
1 April 02:57:07 |
Delta E1 | Vandenberg SLC-2E | |||||
ISIS 2 | CSA/NASA | Low Earth | Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | ||
Final flight of Delta E1 | |||||||
1 April 11:29[9] |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur 90/20 | |||||
Kosmos 402 (US-A) | Low Earth | Ocean surveillance | 6 May | Successful | |||
2 April 08:20[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 403 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 14 April[3] | Successful | |||
4 April 14:27[9] |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur 90/19 | |||||
Kosmos 404 (IS-A) | Low Earth | ASAT test | 4 April | Successful | |||
Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 400 | |||||||
5 April | Atlas E/F | Vandenberg ABRES A-1 | US Air Force | ||||
LAR-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 5 April | Successful | ||
7 April 07:10[1] |
Vostok-2M | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 405 (Tselina-D)[12] | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | |||
14 April 08:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 406 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 24 April[3] | Successful | |||
15 April 09:19 |
Diamant B | Kourou ALD | CNES | ||||
Tournesol | CNES | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 28 January 1980 | Successful | ||
17 April 11:44:58[1] |
Vostok-2M | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Meteor 1-08 (Meteor-M)[5][6] | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 10 January 1991[3] | Successful | |||
19 April 01:40:00[13] |
Proton-K | Baikonur 81/24 | |||||
Salyut 1 | Low Earth | Space station | 11 October[3] | Successful | |||
First space station, visited by two crews. First crew failed to dock, second killed after departure | |||||||
22 April 15:30 |
Titan III(23)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7899 (Gambit-3 4331) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 13 May | Successful | ||
OPS 7899 SRV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | April/May | Successful | ||
OPS 7899 SRV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | May | Successful | ||
Final flight of Titan III(23)B | |||||||
22 April 23:54:06[1] |
Soyuz | Baikonur 1/5 | |||||
Soyuz 10 | Low Earth (Salyut 1) | Crewed | 24 April 23:40:00[14] | Spacecraft failure | |||
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. First mission to dock with a space station, aborted after spacecraft failed to achieve hard dock with Salyut 1 | |||||||
23 April 11:30[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 407 (Strela-2M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
24 April 07:32:29 |
Scout B | San Marco | CRS | ||||
San Marco 3 | CRS/NASA | Low Earth | Atmospheric | 29 November | Successful | ||
24 April 11:15:02[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 408 (DS-P1-Yu No.37) | Low Earth | Calibration | 29 December[3] | Successful | |||
28 April 14:35[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 409 (Sfera) | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |||
May | |||||||
5 May 07:43:01 |
Titan III(23)C | Cape Kennedy LC-40 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 3811 (DSP SVN-3/IMEWS-2) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile defence | In orbit | Successful | ||
6 May 06:20[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 410 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 May[3] | Successful | |||
Nauka 8KS No.1[6] | Low Earth | 25 May[3] | Successful | ||||
7 May 14:20[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 411 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 412 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 413 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 414 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 415 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 416 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 417 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 418 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
9 May 01:11:02 |
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Cape Kennedy LC-36A | |||||
Mariner 8 | NASA | Intended: Areocentric | Mars orbiter | 9 May | Launch failure | ||
Upper stage thrust vectoring failed due to gyroscope malfunction, failed to orbit | |||||||
10 May 16:58:42[13] |
Proton-K/D | Baikonur 81/23 | |||||
Kosmos 419 (Mars 3MS No.170) | Intended: Areocentric Achieved: Low Earth |
Mars orbiter | 12 May[3] | Launch failure | |||
Blok D failed to ignite due to programming error; coast phase incorrectly entered in years instead of hours[15] | |||||||
18 May 08:00[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 420 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 May[3] | Successful | |||
19 May 10:20:00[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 421 (DS-P1-Yu No.48) | Low Earth | Calibration | 8 November[3] | Successful | |||
19 May 16:22:44[13] |
Proton-K/D | Baikonur 81/24 | |||||
Mars 2 orbiter | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Successful | |||
Mars 2 lander | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 27 November | Spacecraft failure | |||
Lander failed to achieve soft landing, instead impacting the planet[15] | |||||||
22 May 00:51[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 422 (Tsyklon) | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
27 May 11:59:55[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 423 (DS-P1-Yu No.47) | Low Earth | Calibration | 26 November[3] | Successful | |||
28 May 10:30[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 424 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 June[3] | Successful | |||
28 May 15:26:30[13] |
Proton-K/D | Baikonur 81/23 | |||||
Mars 3 orbiter | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Successful | |||
Mars 3 lander | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 2 December | Spacecraft failure | |||
Lander failed 20 seconds after landing[15] | |||||||
29 May 03:49[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 425 (Tselina-OM) | Low Earth | ELINT | 15 January 1980 | Successful | |||
30 May 22:23:04 |
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Cape Kennedy LC-36B | |||||
Mariner 9 | NASA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Successful | ||
First spacecraft to orbit Mars upon orbital insertion on 14 November. Deactivated on 27 October 1972 | |||||||
June | |||||||
4 June 18:10:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 426 (DS-U2-K No.1) | Low Earth | Magnetospheric | 11 May 2002[3] | Successful | |||
Ceased operations on 12 January 1972 | |||||||
6 June 04:55:09[1] |
Soyuz | Baikonur 1/5 | |||||
Soyuz 11 | Low Earth (Salyut 1) | Crewed | 29 June 23:16:52[16] | Spacecraft failure | |||
Crewed flight with three cosmonauts. First mission to occupy a space station, and only mission to occupy Salyut 1. Crew killed by depressurisation of spacecraft during reentry | |||||||
7 June 05:26 |
Black Brant IVA | Churchill | AFCRL | ||||
AFCRL | Suborbital | Ionospheric | 7 June | Successful | |||
8 June 14:00:05 |
Thor LV-2F Burner II | Vandenberg SLC-10W | US Air Force | ||||
SESP-1 (P70-1) | US Air Force/STP | Low Earth | Technology | 31 January 1982 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Thor LV-2F Burner II | |||||||
11 June 10:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 427 (Zenit-4MK)[17] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 June[3] | Successful | |||
15 June 18:41 |
Titan III(23)D | Vandenberg SLC-4E | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8709 (Hexagon 1201) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 August | Successful | ||
OPS 8709 SRV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 20 June[19] | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
OPS 8709 SRV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 26 June[20] | Successful | ||
OPS 8709 SRV-3 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 10 July[20] | Spacecraft failure | ||
OPS 8709 SRV-4 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | 15 July[20] | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Titan IIID, first Hexagon satellite. SRV-1 recovered from water, SRV-3 lost due to parachute failure | |||||||
20 June 22:45 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | ||||
SSTTP M1-17 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 20 June | Successful | ||
24 June 07:59[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 428 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 July[3] | Successful | |||
Nauka 1KS No.4[6] | Low Earth | 13 July[3] | Successful | ||||
25 June | Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Zenit-4M[2] | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 25 June[3] | Launch failure | |||
26 June 23:15:08[6] |
N1 | Baikonur 110/37 | |||||
Soyuz 7K-LOK mockup | Intended: Highly elliptical | Test flight | +51 seconds | Launch failure | |||
LK mockup | Intended: Highly elliptical | Test flight | |||||
Loss of roll control, vehicle disintegrated at max Q | |||||||
29 June 10:12 |
Atlas E/F-Trident | Vandenberg ABRES A-3 | US Air Force | ||||
RVTO-2A-3 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 29 June | Successful | ||
July | |||||||
8 July 22:58:00 |
Scout B | Wallops LA-3A | NASA | ||||
Explorer 44 (Solrad 10) | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 15 December 1979 | Successful | ||
16 July 01:41:36[1] |
Vostok-2M | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Meteor 1-09 (Meteor-M)[5][6] | Sun-synchronous | Weather | 27 August 1991[3] | Successful | |||
16 July 10:50 |
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-1W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8373 ("Heavy Ferret") | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 31 August 1978 | Successful | ||
20 July 10:00[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 429 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 August[3] | Successful | |||
21 July 16:00 |
Black Brant VC | Wallops Island | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 21 July | Launch failure | |||
22 July | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Tselina-OM | Intended: Low Earth | ELINT | 22 July | Launch failure | |||
Failed to orbit | |||||||
23 July 11:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 430 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 August[3] | Successful | |||
26 July 13:34 |
Saturn V | Kennedy LC-39A | NASA | ||||
Apollo 15 CSM | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 7 August 20:45:53 | Successful | ||
Apollo 15 LM | NASA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 30 July 22:16:29 | Successful | ||
PFS-1 | NASA | Selenocentric | Magnetospheric | 1974 | Successful | ||
Crewed flight with three astronauts, fourth crewed lunar landing and first use of Lunar Roving Vehicle, subsatellite deployed on 4 August at 20:13 UTC | |||||||
28 July 03:29[1] |
Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Molniya 1-18[21] | Molniya | Communications | 19 July 1977[3] | Successful | |||
30 July 08:29[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 431 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 August[3] | Successful | |||
August | |||||||
3 August 11:00:00[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
DS-P1-Yu No.33 | Intended: Low Earth | Calibration | +204 seconds | Launch failure | |||
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit[10] | |||||||
5 August 10:00[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 432 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 August[3] | Successful | |||
7 August 00:11 |
Atlas E/F-OV1-PM | Vandenberg BMRS-A2 | US Air Force | ||||
OV1-20 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 29 August | Successful | ||
OV1-21 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 29 August | Successful | ||
LOADS-2 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Air density | 31 January 1972 | Successful | ||
RTDS | US Air Force | Low Earth | Air density | 19 September | Successful | ||
LCS 4 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Air density | In orbit | Operational | ||
Gridsphere 1 (P70-2/AVL-802) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 2 November 1979 | Successful | ||
Gridsphere 2 (P70-2/AVL-802) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 18 March 1979 | Successful | ||
Gridsphere B (P70-2/AVL-802) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology | 11 June 1972 | Successful | ||
Rigidsphere (P70-2/AVL-802) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Air density | 1 September 1981 | Successful | ||
Two OV1 satellites deployed by independent upper stages, LOADS-2 shared upper stage with OV1-20, other payloads shared with OV1-21. All payloads passive other than OV1s. | |||||||
8 August 23:45[9] |
R-36OM | Baikonur 191/66 | |||||
Kosmos 433 (OGCh) | Low Earth | FOBS test | 9 August | Successful | |||
Final flight of R-36OM, and FOBS programme | |||||||
12 August 05:30[1] |
Soyuz-L | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 434 (LK T2K No.3) | Deployed: Low Earth Final: Medium Earth |
Test flight | 23 August 1981[3] | Successful | |||
Final flight of Soyuz-L | |||||||
12 August 15:30 |
Titan III(24)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 8607 (Gambit-3 4332) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 September | Successful | ||
OPS 8607 SRV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | August | Successful | ||
OPS 8607 SRV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | September | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Titan III(24)B | |||||||
16 August 18:39:00 |
Scout B-1 | Wallops LA-3A | NASA | ||||
Eole | CNES | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Scout B-1 | |||||||
19 August | Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Zenit-4M[2] | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 August | Launch failure | |||
Failed to achieve orbit | |||||||
27 August 10:54:56[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 435 (DS-P1-Yu No.41) | Low Earth | Calibration | 28 January 1972[3] | Successful | |||
28 August 02:22 |
LGM-25C Titan II | Vandenberg LC-395C | US Air Force | ||||
SSTTP M2-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Target | 28 August | Successful | ||
September | |||||||
1 September | Atlas E/F | Vandenberg BMRS A-1 | US Air Force | ||||
LAR-2 | US Air Force | Suborbital | REV test | 1 September | Successful | ||
2 September 13:40:40[13] |
Proton-K/D | Baikonur 81/24 | |||||
Luna 18 | Highly elliptical | Lunar sample return | 11 September | Spacecraft failure | |||
Failed to achieve soft landing, instead impacting the moon[22] | |||||||
4 September 13:52 |
Black Brant IIIB | Resolute Bay | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma physics | 4 September | Successful | |||
5 September 13:44 |
Black Brant IIIB | Resolute Bay | NASA | ||||
NASA | Suborbital | Plasma physics | 5 September | Successful | |||
7 September 01:15[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 436 (Tselina-OM) | Low Earth | ELINT | 4 January 1980 | Successful | |||
10 September 03:37[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 437 (Tselina-OM) | Low Earth | ELINT | 29 March 1980 | Successful | |||
10 September 21:33 |
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-3W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 5454 (KH-4B No.1115) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 5 October | |||
OPS 7681 (EHH-B) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | 3 February 1976 | |||
10 September | Dongfeng 5 | Jiuquan LA-2B | |||||
Suborbital | Test flight | 10 September | Successful | ||||
Maiden flight of Dongfeng 5 | |||||||
14 September 13:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 438 (Zenit-4MK)[17] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 23 June[3] | Successful | |||
21 September 12:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 439 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 October[3] | Successful | |||
24 September 10:30:00[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 440 (DS-P1-I No.11) | Low Earth | Radar target | 29 October 1972[3] | Successful | |||
28 September 04:00:00 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Shinsei | ISAS | Low Earth | Solar Ionospheric | In orbit | Successful | ||
28 September 07:40[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 441 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 10 October[3] | Successful | |||
28 September 10:00:22[13] |
Proton-K/D | Baikonur 81/24 | |||||
Luna 19 | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Successful | |||
29 September 09:45:00 |
Delta N | Cape Kennedy LC-17A | |||||
OSO-7 | NASA | Low Earth | Solar | 9 July 1974 | Successful | ||
TETR-4 | NASA | Low Earth | Tracking target | 19 September 1978 | Successful | ||
29 September 11:30[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 442 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 12 October[3] | Successful | |||
October | |||||||
7 October 12:30[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 443 (Zenit-2M)[7] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 19 October[3] | Successful | |||
Nauka 8KS No.2[6] | Low Earth | 30 October | Successful | ||||
13 October 13:41[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 444 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 445 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 446 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 447 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 448 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 449 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 450 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
Kosmos 451 (Strela-1M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
14 October 07:51:17 |
Thor LV-2F Burner IIA | Vandenberg SLC-10W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 4311 (DAPP-5B F-1) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Thor LV-2F Burner IIA | |||||||
14 October 09:00[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 452 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 27 October[3] | Successful | |||
17 October 13:36 |
Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-1W | US Air Force | ||||
ASTEX (P71-2) | STP | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
19 October 12:40:01[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 453 (DS-P1-Yu No.44) | Low Earth | Calibration | 19 March 1972[3] | Successful | |||
21 October 11:32:00 |
Delta N6 | Vandenberg SLC-2E | |||||
ITOS-B | NOAA | Intended: Low Earth | Weather | 21 October | Launch failure | ||
Final flight of Delta N6, oxidiser leak led to premature second stage cutoff. Debris reached orbit, however payload did not | |||||||
23 October 17:01 |
Titan III(24)B | Vandenberg SLC-4W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7616 (Gambit-3 4333) | NRO | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 17 November | Successful | ||
OPS 7616 SRV-1 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | October/November | Successful | ||
OPS 7616 SRV-2 | NRO | Low Earth | Film return | November | Successful | ||
28 October 04:09:29 |
Black Arrow | Woomera LA-5B | RAE | ||||
Prospero (X-3) | RAE | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
First and only successful British orbital launch, final flight of Black Arrow and last orbital launch from Woomera | |||||||
November | |||||||
2 November 14:25[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 41/1 | |||||
Kosmos 454 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 November[3] | Successful | |||
3 November 03:09:06 |
Titan III(23)C | Cape Kennedy LC-40 | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 3431 (DSCS II A1) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
OPS 9432 (DSCS II A2) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | |||
5 November 13:00 |
Europa II | Kourou BEC | ELDO | ||||
STV-4 | ELDO | Intended: Geosynchronous transfer | Technology | 5 November | Launch failure | ||
Third stage structural failure. Only flight of Europa II, and final flight of Europa family. Final launch conducted by ELDO, first launch from BEC (later ELA-1 and ELV) | |||||||
15 November 05:52:00 |
Scout B | San Marco | CRS | ||||
Explorer 45 (SSS-1) | NASA | Medium Earth | Magnetospheric | 3 May 1987 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Scout B | |||||||
17 November 11:09:48[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 455 (DS-P1-Yu No.54) | Low Earth | Calibration | 9 April 1972[3] | Successful | |||
19 November 12:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 456 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 2 December[3] | Successful | |||
20 November 18:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 457 (Sfera) | Low Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | |||
24 November 09:30[1] |
Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Molniya 2-01[24] | Molniya | Communications | 10 May 1976[3] | Successful | |||
29 November 10:09:56[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 458 (DS-P1-Yu No.53) | Low Earth | Calibration | 20 April 1972[3] | Successful | |||
29 November 17:30:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 459 (DS-P1-M No.5) | Low Earth | ASAT target | 3 December (destroyed) | Successful | |||
Destroyed by Kosmos 462 | |||||||
30 November 16:39[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 460 (Tselina-OM) | Low Earth | ELINT | 5 March 1980 | Successful | |||
December | |||||||
2 December 08:25:14[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Kapustin Yar 86/4 | |||||
Interkosmos 5 (DS-U2-IK No.2) | Low Earth | 7 April 1972[3] | Successful | ||||
2 December 17:30:01[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/1 | |||||
Kosmos 461 (DS-U2-MT No.1) | Low Earth | Micrometeoroid detection gamma-ray astronomy | 21 February 1979[3] | Successful | |||
Ceased operations on 14 December 1972 | |||||||
3 December 13:19[9] |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur 90/19 | |||||
Kosmos 462 (IS-A) | Low Earth | ASAT test | 4 April 1975 | Successful | |||
Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 459 | |||||||
3 December | Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Zenit-2M[7] | Intended: Low Earth | Optical imaging | 3 December[3] | Launch failure | |||
Nauka 5KS No.2[6] | Intended: Low Earth | ||||||
4 December 22:33 |
Atlas SLV-3A Agena-D | Cape Kennedy LC-13 | US Air Force | ||||
Canyon | US Air Force | Intended: Geosynchronous | ELINT | 4 December | Launch failure | ||
First stage malfunctioned, failed to orbit | |||||||
5 December 16:20 |
Diamant B | Kourou ALD | CNES | ||||
Polaire | CNES | Intended: Low Earth | Ionospheric | 5 December | Launch failure | ||
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit | |||||||
6 December 09:50[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 463 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 11 December[3] | Successful | |||
10 December 11:00[1] |
Voskhod | Plesetsk 43/3 | |||||
Kosmos 464 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 16 December[3] | Successful | |||
11 December 20:47:01 |
Scout B-1 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | NASA | ||||
Ariel 4 | SRC | Low Earth | Ionospheric | 12 December 1978 | Successful | ||
14 December 12:13 |
Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | Vandenberg SLC-1W | US Air Force | ||||
OPS 7898 Payload 1 (Poppy) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
OPS 7898 Payload 2 | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
OPS 7898 Payload 3 | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
OPS 7898 Payload 4 | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||
Final flight of Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | |||||||
15 December 04:31[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 465 (Tsyklon) | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
16 December 09:39[1] |
Voskhod | Baikonur 31/6 | |||||
Kosmos 466 (Zenit-4M)[2] | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 18 August[3] | Successful | |||
17 December 10:39:58[4] |
Kosmos-2I | Plesetsk 133/1 | |||||
Kosmos 467 (DS-P1-Yu No.45) | Low Earth | Calibration | 18 April 1972[3] | Successful | |||
17 December 13:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Kosmos 468 (Strela-2M) | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
19 December 22:50[1] |
Molniya-M/ML | Plesetsk 41/1 | |||||
Molniya 1-19[21] | Molniya | Communications | 13 April 1977[3] | Successful | |||
20 December 01:10:04 |
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | Cape Kennedy LC-36A | |||||
Intelsat IV F-3 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
25 December 11:30[9] |
Tsyklon-2 | Baikonur 90/20 | |||||
Kosmos 469 (US-A) | Low Earth | Ocean surveillance | 9 February 1972 | Successful | |||
BES-5 nuclear reactor ejected, and remains in orbit | |||||||
27 December 14:04[1] |
Soyuz-M | Plesetsk 43/4 | |||||
Kosmos 470 (Zenit-4MT) | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 6 January 1972[3] | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Soyuz-M | |||||||
27 December 19:00:00[8] |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk 132/2 | |||||
Oreol 1 (DS-U2-GKA No.1) | OKB-586/CNES | Medium Earth | Magnetospheric | In orbit | Successful | ||
29 December 10:50:01[1] |
Vostok-2M | Plesetsk 41/1 | |||||
Meteor 1-10 (Meteor-MV)[5][6] | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Successful | |||
Launches from the Moon
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
6 February 18:48 |
Lunar Module Ascent Stage | Fra Mauro (Luna) | NASA | ||||
Apollo 14 LM | NASA | Selenocentric (CSM) | Crewed | 7 February 00:46 | Successful | ||
Carrying two astronauts back to CSM after lunar landing | |||||||
2 August 17:11 |
Lunar Module Ascent Stage | Hadley-Apennine (Luna) | NASA | ||||
Apollo 15 LM | NASA | Selenocentric (CSM) | Crewed | 3 August 03:04 | Successful | ||
Carrying two astronauts back to CSM after lunar landing | |||||||
Deep space rendezvous in 1971
Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 February | Apollo 14 | Entered selenocentric orbit | ||
5 February 09:18:11 |
Apollo 14 LM | Landing on the Moon | Landed in Fra Mauro region, returned 43 kg of rocks | |
29 July | Apollo 15 | Entered selenocentric orbit | ||
30 July 22:16:29 |
Apollo 15 LM | Landing on the Moon; first crewed lunar rover | Landed in Hadley Rille region, returned 77 kg of rocks | |
11 September | Luna 18 | Impacted the Moon | In Mare Fecunditatis, failed lander | |
3 October | Luna 19 | Entered selenocentric orbit | ||
14 November | Mariner 9 | Entered areocentric orbit | First orbiter of Mars and of another planet | |
27 November | Mars 2 orbiter | Entered areocentric orbit | ||
Mars 2 lander | First Mars impact | Failed soft lander | ||
27 November | Mars 3 orbiter | Entered areocentric orbit | ||
Mars 3 lander | First soft landing on Mars | |||
EVAs
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 February 14:42 |
4 hours 48 minutes[25] |
19:30 | Apollo 14 Apollo LM-8 Antares |
Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell |
Shepard and Mitchell deployed several experiments on the lunar surface near the landing site, such as the Solar Wind Composition Experiment and the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The crew also took a contingency sample and planted a U.S. flag at the site.[26] |
6 February 8:11 |
4 hours 34 minutes |
12:45 | Apollo 14 Apollo LM-8 Antares |
Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell |
Planned as a traverse to Cone Crater, however the astronauts were unable to find the rim of the crater amid rolling terrain. The crew also took panoramic pictures and set up additional experiments. Shepard famously hit a golf ball on the lunar surface, using a six iron golf club head attached to the handle of an excavation tool. |
31 July 00:16 |
33 minutes | 00:49 | Apollo 15 Apollo LM-10 Falcon |
David Scott | Scott stood on the lander's ascent engine cover to survey the landing site through the vehicle's docking hatch and take panoramic photography. |
31 July 13:13 |
6 hours 32 minutes[27] |
19:45 | Apollo 15 Apollo LM-10 Falcon |
David Scott James Irwin |
Scott and Irwin visited Elbow Crater near the rim of Hadley Rille using the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), marking the first time humans traveled in a wheeled vehicle on another world. The crew also deployed an ALSEP on their return to the landing site.[28] |
1 August 11:48 |
7 hours 12 minutes |
19:01 | Apollo 15 Apollo LM-10 Falcon |
David Scott James Irwin |
Scott and Irwin drove the LRV 12.5 miles along the base of the Apennine Mountains, visiting several craters, collecting samples and taking panoramic photography. The crew also took a deep core sample of lunar soil and planted a U.S. flag. |
2 August 08:52 |
4 hours 49 minutes |
13:42 | Apollo 15 Apollo LM-10 Falcon |
David Scott James Irwin |
Scott and Irwin traveled to Scarp Crater then northwest along the rille, collecting samples. The crew also retrieved the core sample drilled during the previous EVA. |
5 August 15:31 |
39 minutes | 16:10 | Apollo 15 Apollo CSM-112 Endeavour |
Alfred Worden James Irwin |
First spacewalk in deep space, conducted during the return trip to Earth. Worden retrieved exposed film from the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay of the Service Module, while Irwin stood in the hatch. |
Orbital launch summary
By country
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Orbital launch attempts by country in 1971 |
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soviet Union | 91 | 82 | 9 | 0 | |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Last and only successful launch |
United States | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Black Arrow | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Diamant | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Europa | Europe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Final flight |
Kosmos (R-12/14) | Soviet Union | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | |
Long March | People's Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mu | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
N | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
R-7 | Soviet Union | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | |
R-36 | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Saturn | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Thor | United States | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
Scout | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas E/F | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas-Agena | United States | Atlas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Atlas-Centaur | United States | Atlas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Black Arrow | United Kingdom | Black Arrow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Diamant B | France | Diamant | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | Delta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Europa | Europe | Europa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Final flight |
Kosmos-2 | Soviet Union | Kosmos | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3 | Soviet Union | Kosmos | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March 1 | People's Republic of China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya | Soviet Union | R-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Mu-3 | Japan | Mu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
N1 | Soviet Union | N | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton | Soviet Union | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36OM | Soviet Union | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Saturn V | United States | Saturn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Scout B | United States | Scout | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Soviet Union | R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Thor-Burner | United States | Thor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Thorad-Agena | United States | Thor | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Titan IIIB | United States | Titan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IIIC | United States | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IIID | United States | Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Tsyklon | Soviet Union | R-36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Voskhod | Soviet Union | R-7 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | |
Vostok | Soviet Union | R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
By configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas E/F-OV1-PM | United States | Atlas E/F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas SLV-3A Agena-D | United States | Atlas-Agena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D | United States | Atlas-Centaur | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Black Arrow | United Kingdom | Black Arrow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Diamant B | France | Diamant B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Delta E1 | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Delta M | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Delta M6 | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Only flight |
Delta N | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta N6 | United States | Delta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Final flight |
Europa II | Europe | Europa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Only flight |
Kosmos-2I | Soviet Union | Kosmos-2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3M | Soviet Union | Kosmos-3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March 1 | People's Republic of China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Molniya-M/ML | Soviet Union | Molniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Mu-3S | Japan | Mu-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
N1 | Soviet Union | N1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton-K | Soviet Union | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K/D | Soviet Union | Proton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
R-36OM | Soviet Union | R-36O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Saturn V | United States | Saturn V | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Scout B | United States | Scout B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Scout B-1 | United States | Scout B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-L | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Soyuz-M | Soviet Union | Soyuz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Thor LV-2F Burner II | United States | Thor-Burner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Thor LV-2F Burner IIA | United States | Thor-Burner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D | United States | Thorad-Agena | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D | United States | Thorad-Agena | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Titan III(23)B | United States | Titan III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan III(24)B | United States | Titan III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Titan III(33)B | United States | Titan III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Titan III(23)C | United States | Titan III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan III(23)D | United States | Titan III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Tsyklon-2 | Soviet Union | Tsyklon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Voskhod | Soviet Union | Voskhod | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | |
Vostok-2M | Soviet Union | Vostok | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
By launch site
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape Kennedy | United States | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Baikonur | Soviet Union | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | People's Republic of China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kapustin Yar | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kennedy | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kagoshima | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Soviet Union | 58 | 53 | 5 | 0 | |
San Marco | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Operated by Italy |
Vandenberg | United States | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
Wallops | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Woomera | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final orbital launch |
By orbit
Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not Achieved | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Failed to orbit | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 | |
Low Earth | 109 | 100 | 9 | 1 | Two to Salyut 1 |
Medium Earth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous/transfer | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
High Earth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Including highly elliptical and Molniya orbits and trans-lunar trajectories. |
Heliocentric | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
References
Generic references:
Spaceflight portal
Spaceflight portal
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- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
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- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report".
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
- "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- "Space Information Center". JAXA.
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- McDowell, Jonathan. "R-7". Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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