1970 in spaceflight
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Script error: No such module "Navbox". Japan and China each launched their first satellites in 1970, bringing the total number of nations with independent launch capability to five.
Apollo 13 was launched; after suffering an explosion in deep space it had to circumnavigate the moon and use the LM as a life boat. Apollo 13 was a successful disaster in which the crew survived. The Soviet space program continued its Luna program with Luna 17, which delivered the robotic Lunokhod 1 rover to the lunar surface, and Luna 16, which achieved the first uncrewed lunar sample return. The Soviets also continued the success of the Venera Venus probes with Venera 7, the first man-made spacecraft to successfully land on another planet and to transmit data back to Earth, though it only survived 23 minutes on the surface.
Orbital Launches
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1970. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
| Template:Flatlist |
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||||||
| Remarks | |||||||||||
January | |||||||||||
| 9 January | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6 | RVSN RF | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 318 (Zenit-2M №7, Gektor №7) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 14 January | Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 6531 KH-8 4325 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 15 January | Template:Flagicon Delta M | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconIntelsat III F6 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 15 January | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1 | RVSN RF | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 319 (DS-P1-Yu №29) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 16 January | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconKapustin Yar LC-86/4 | RVSN RF | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 320 (DS-MO №2, Opticheski №2) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 20 January | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 321 (DS-U2-MG №1) | Low Earth Orbit | Magnetospheric Astronomy | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 21 January | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 41/1 | RVSN RF | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 322 (Zenit-4 №68) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 23 January | Template:Flagicon Delta N6 | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTIROS M (ITOS 1) | NOAA | Low Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Australis | University of Melbourne | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 30 January | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1 | RVSN RF | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconDS-P1-I №7 | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
February | |||||||||||
| 4 February | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconSERT 2 | NASA Lewis research center | Low Earth | Technology Demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 6 February | Template:FlagiconProton K / D | Template:FlagiconPad 81/23, Baikonur | MOM | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconYe-8-5 No.405 | MOM | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
| 10 February | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 323 (Zenit-4 #69) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 11 February | Template:Flagicon Lambda-4S | Template:Flagicon Kagoshima | Template:Flagicon Japan | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Ohsumi | Tokyo University | Low Earth | Technology | 2 August 2003 | Successful | ||||||
| First satellite launched by Japan, final flight of L-4S | |||||||||||
| 11 February | Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner 2 | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-10W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 0054 DMSP-5A F1 | SSO | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 19 February | Template:FlagiconMolniya-M/ML | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconMolniya-1 13 | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 27 February | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 324 (DS-P1-Yu #30) | Low Earth Orbit | Calibration | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
March | |||||||||||
| 4 March | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 325 (Zenit-2 #79) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 4 March | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 0440 KH-4B 1109 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 3402 Tivoli 3 | USAF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 10 March 12:20 |
Template:Flagicon Diamant B | Template:FlagiconKourou ELD | Template:Flagicon CNES | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon DIAL-WIKA | DFVLR | Elliptical low Earth | Upper atmosphere research | 5 October 1978 | Successful | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon DIAL-MIKA | DFVLR | Elliptical low Earth | Launch vehicle evaluation | 9 September 1974 | Spacecraft failure | ||||||
| Maiden flight of Diamant B, the first orbital launch from Kourou and South America in general | |||||||||||
| 13 March | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 326 (Zenit-2 #80) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 17 March | Template:FlagiconVostok-2M | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconMeteor-1 3 | Low Earth Orbit | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 18 March | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:FlagiconSite 133/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 327 (DS-P1-I #8) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 20 March | Template:Flagicon Delta M | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17B | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon NATO 2A | NATO | Geosynchronous | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 27 March | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 328 (Zenit-2MK #2, Germes #2) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
April | |||||||||||
| 3 April | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 329 (Zenit-2M #8, Gektor #8) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 7 April | Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 330 (Tselina O #6) | Low Earth Orbit | SIGNIT | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 8 April | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2E | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconNimbus 4 | NOAA / NASA | Medium Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Topo 1 | US Army | Medium Earth | Geodesy | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 8 April | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 331 (Zenit-4 #70) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 8 April | Template:Flagicon Titan IIIC | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-40 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 7033 Vela 11 | USAF | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 7044 Vela 12 | USAF | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 11 April | Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 332 (Zaliv #5) | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 11 April 19:13 |
Template:Flagicon Saturn V (C-5) | Template:Flagicon Kennedy LC-39A | Template:Flagicon NASA | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Apollo 13 CSM Odyssey | NASA | Intended: Lunar orbit Actual: Lunar free return |
Crewed lunar orbit. | 15 April 1970 | Failure | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon Apollo 13 LM Aquarius | NASA | Intended: Lunar landing Actual: Lunar free return |
Crewed lunar landing | 15 April 1970 | Failure | ||||||
| Explosion in Service Module crippled spacecraft, resulting in mission abort. Mission aborted due to CSM malfunction. LM used to help bring crew back to Earth. | |||||||||||
| 15 April | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 333 (Zenit-4M #4, Rotor #4) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 15 April | Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 2863 KH-8 4326 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 23 April | Template:Flagicon Delta M | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconIntelsat III F7 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 23 April | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 334 (DS-P1-Yu #31) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 24 April 13:35 |
Template:Flagicon Long March 1 | Y1 | Template:Flagicon Jiuquan LA-2A | Template:Flagicon CASC | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon Dong Fang Hong I | CAST | Medium Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| First satellite launched by China. | |||||||||||
| 24 April | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 335 (DS-U1-R #1) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Research | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 25 April | Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 336 (Strela-1M #1) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 337 (Strela-1M #2) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 338 (Strela-1M #3) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 339 (Strela-1M #4) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 340 (Strela-1M #5) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 341 (Strela-1M #6) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 342 (Strela-1M #7) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 336 (Strela-1M #8) | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 28 April | Template:FlagiconVostok-2M | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Meteor-1 4 | Medium Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
May | |||||||||||
| 12 May | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 344 (Zenit-2 #81) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 20 May | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 345 (Zenit-4 #71) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 20 May | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 4720 KH-4B 1110 | CIA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 8520 Tripos 4 / Sousea 3 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 22 May | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon DS-P1-Yu #32 | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
June | |||||||||||
| 1 June 19:00 |
Template:Flagicon Soyuz (R-7/A-2) | Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1 | Template:Flagicon RVSN | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Soyuz 9 | RVSN | Low Earth | Crewed Orbital Spaceflight | 19 June 1970 11:58 |
Successful | ||||||
| Longest Crewed flight involving only one spacecraft. (As of 09/06/06) | |||||||||||
| 1 June 19:00 |
Template:Flagicon Black Arrow | Template:Flagicon Woomera | Template:Flagicon RAE | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Orba | RAE | Low Earth | Micrometeoroid detection satellite | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
| First British attempt to launch a satellite. Failed to reach orbit after premature 2nd stage cutout. | |||||||||||
| 10 June | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 346 (Zenit-4 #72) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 12 June | Europa 1 | F9 | Template:Flagicon Woomera LC-6A | ELDO | |||||||
| STV 3 | ELDO | Low Earth | Vehicle Evaluation | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
| Fairing failed to separate | |||||||||||
| 12 June | Template:FlagiconKosmos-2 | Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 347 (DS-P1-Yu #33) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 13 June | Template:FlagiconKosmos 2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 348 (DS-U2-GK #2) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Research | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 17 June | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 349 (Zenit-4 #73) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 19 June | Template:Flagicon Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-13 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon OPS 5346 Aquacade (Rhyolite 1) | NRO / CIA | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 23 June | Template:FlagiconVostok-2M | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Meteor-1 5 | Medium Earth | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 25 April | Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 6820 KH-8 4327 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 26 June | Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / ML | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconMolniya-1 14 (Molniya-1 21L) | Molniya | Communication | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 26 June | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 350 (Zenit-2M #9, Gektor #4) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 27 June | Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 132/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 351 (DS-P1-Yu #34) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 27 June | Template:FlagiconKosmos 2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Strela-2M #1 | Low Earth Orbit | Military Communication | In orbit | Failure | |||||||
July | |||||||||||
| 7 July | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 352 (Zenit-4 #72) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 9 July | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 41/1, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 353 (Zenit-2M #4, Gektor #10) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 21 July | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Zenit-4 #75 | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Failure | ||||||
| 23 July | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-3W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 4324 KH-4B 1111 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 23 July | Template:Flagicon Delta M | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconIntelsat III F8 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 28 July | Template:FlagiconR-36-0 | Template:FlagiconSite 191/66, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 354 (OGCh #22) | Low Earth Orbit | Weapon System Test | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
August | |||||||||||
| 7 August | Template:FlagiconKosmos 2 | Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Interkosmos 3 (DS-U2-IK #1) | Interkosmos | Low Earth Orbit | Science | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 7 August | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 43/4, Plesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 355 (Zenit-4 #76) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 10 August | Template:FlagiconKosmos 2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 356 (DS-U2-MG #2) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Research | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 17 August | Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / MVL | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Venera 7 | Heliocentric to Venus orbit | Venus lander | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 18 August | Template:Flagicon Titan IIIB Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 7874 KH-8 4328 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 19 August | Template:Flagicon Delta M | Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral LC-17A | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconSkynet 1B | Ministry of Defence | Geosynchronous | Military Communication | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 19 August | Template:FlagiconKosmos 2 | Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/1 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Kosmos 357 (DS-P1-Yu #35) | Yuzhnoye | Low Earth Orbit | Radar calibration | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 20 August | Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M | Template:FlagiconPlesetsk | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 358 (DS-P1-M #1) | Low Earth Orbit | Weapon System Test | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 22 August | Template:FlagiconMolniya-M / MVL | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Kosmos 359 (Venera 8a) | Heliocentric to Venus orbit | Venus lander | In orbit | Failure | |||||||
| 26 August | Template:Flagicon Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D | Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-1W | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconOPS 8329 Strawman 3 | USAF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
| 27 August | Template:FlagiconScout A | Template:FlagiconVandenberg | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Transit 19 | US Navy | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| 29 August | Template:FlagiconVoskhod | Template:FlagiconSite 31/6, Baikonur | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 360 (Zenit-4M #5, Rotor #5) | GRU | Low Earth Orbit | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful | ||||||
September | |||||||||||
| 2 September 00:34 |
Template:Flagicon Black Arrow | R2 | Template:Flagicon Woomera LA-5B | Template:Flagicon RAE | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon Orba (X 2) | RAE | Suborbital | Atmosheric density research | 2 September | Failure | ||||||
| First orbital launch attempt of Black Arrow. Second stage shut down 13 seconds earlier than intended.[1] | |||||||||||
| 12 September 13:25 |
Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D | Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/23 | Template:Flagicon | ||||||||
| Luna 16 | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 24 September | Successful | |||||||
| First uncrewed lunar sample return, first Soviet lunar sample return | |||||||||||
| 25 September 05:00 |
Template:FlagiconM-4S | Template:FlagiconKagoshima LP-M | |||||||||
| Template:FlagiconMS-F1 | ISAS | Low Earth | Solar, cosmic ray and ionosphere research | 25 September | Failure | ||||||
| First flight of M-4S. Fourth stage failed to ignite | |||||||||||
October | |||||||||||
| 20 October 19:55 |
Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D | Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/23 | Template:Flagicon | ||||||||
| Zond 8 | Highly elliptical | Spacecraft test | In orbit | Successful | |||||||
| Final circumlunar flight of the Zond program. | |||||||||||
November | |||||||||||
| 24 November 1970 11:00 |
Template:FlagiconSoyuz-L | Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6 | Template:Flagicon | ||||||||
| Template:FlagiconKosmos 379 (T2K No.1) | Low Earth | Uncrewed test flight of LK lunar lander | 21 September 1983 | Successful | |||||||
December | |||||||||||
| 12 December 10:54 |
Template:Flagicon Scout B | Template:Flagicon San Marco mobile range, Kenya | Template:Flagicon CNR | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Explorer 42 (Uhuru) | NASA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | 5 April 1979 | Successful | ||||||
| First satellite dedicated to X-ray astronomy. | |||||||||||
| Template:Flatlist |
Suborbital Launches
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1970.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January-March | |||||||
| 4 March 21:15 |
Template:Flagicon Black Arrow | R1 | Template:Flagicon Woomera LA-5B | Template:Flagicon RAE | |||
| RAE | Suborbital | Test flight | 4 March | Successful | |||
| Test flight with inert third stage. Apogee: 550 km | |||||||
April-June | |||||||
| 16 April 06:38 |
Template:Flagicon Cockatoo | Template:Flagicon Woomera LA-2 HAD | Template:Flagicon WRE | ||||
| Template:Flagicon WRE Cockatoo 101 (Sphere) | WRE | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 16 April | Successful | ||
July-September | |||||||
| 31 July 02:00[3] |
Template:Flagicon K63D | Template:Flagicon Vladimirovka test range, near Kapustin Yar | |||||
| Template:Flagicon BOR-2 No.102 | Suborbital | Re-entry test for Spiral program | 31 July | Successful | |||
| Subscale model of the Spiral spaceplane.[2] Apogee: 100 km | |||||||
October-December | |||||||
| 1 October 13:46:12 |
Template:Flagicon Nike Apache | Template:Flagicon Barreira do Inferno | Template:Flagicon MORABA | ||||
| Template:Flagicon DLR N-NA-30 | DLR | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 1 October | Successful | ||
| 31 October 10:32 |
Template:Flagicon Aerobee 170 | Template:Flagicon White Sands Missile Range | Template:Flagicon NASA | ||||
| Template:Flagicon UVT-SDGS 3 | NASA | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 31 October | Successful | ||
Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Launches from the Moon
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 21 September 7:43 |
Template:Flagicon Luna 16 Ascent stage | Mare Fecunditatis (Luna) | |||||
| Template:Flagicon Luna 16 Return capsule | Template:Flagicon | Highly elliptical | Sample return | 24 September 1970 | Successful | ||
| First uncrewed lunar sample return mission | |||||||
Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 1970 | Apollo 13 S-IVB stage | Impacted the Moon | |
| 15 April | Apollo 13 | Lunar flyby at Script error: No such module "convert". | Intended lunar landing, forced to abort and return to Earth using lunar free return trajectory |
| 20 September | Luna 16 | 100gm from Mare Fecunditatis | First sample return mission |
| 24 October | Zond 8 | Circumlunar flight of the Moon Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 17 November | Luna 17 | Delivered Lunokhod 1 at Mare Imbrium | First robotic Lunar rover |
| 15 December | Venera 7 | Atmospheric probe worked for 23 min on the Venerian surface | First soft landing on another planet |
References
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Footnotes
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