1971 in spaceflight

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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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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

12 January
09:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 390 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 25 January[3] Successful
14 January
12:00:00[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 391 (DS-P1-I No.10) Low Earth Radar target 21 February 1972[3] Successful
20 January
11:24:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Vostok-2M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 41/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Meteor 1-07 (Meteor-M)[5][6] Sun-synchronous Weather 14 July 2005[3] Successful
21 January
08:40[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 392 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 2 February[3] Successful
21 January
18:20 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(23)B Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 7776 (Gambit-3 4330) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 9 February Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7776 SRV-1 NRO Low Earth Film return January Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7776 SRV-2 NRO Low Earth Film return February Successful
26 January
00:36:03 		Template:Flagicon Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-36A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Intelsat IV F-2 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
26 January
12:44:33[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 393 (DS-P1-Yu No.34) Low Earth Calibration 16 June[3] Successful
31 January
21:03 		Template:Flagicon Saturn V Template:Flagicon Kennedy LC-39A Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Apollo 14 CSM NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 9 February
21:05		 Successful
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Delta M Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-17A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon NATO-2B NATO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Final flight of Delta M
9 February
18:48:48[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Mu-3S Template:Flagicon Kagoshima LA-M Template:Flagicon ISAS
Template:Flagicon Tansei 1 ISAS Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
17 February
03:52:05 		Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner II Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-10W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 5268 (DAPP-5A F-3) US Air Force Low Earth Weather In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Calsphere 3 (NRL PL-170A) NRL Low Earth Calibration 17 October 1989 Successful
Template:Flagicon Calsphere 4 (NRL PL-170B) NRL Low Earth Calibration 20 September 1989 Successful
Template:Flagicon Calsphere 5 (NRL PL-170C) NRL Low Earth Calibration 7 January 1990 Successful
17 February
20:04:30 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-3W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 395 (Tselina-OM) Low Earth ELINT 6 April 1980 Successful
18 February
13:59[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 396 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 3 March[3] Successful
25 February
11:11[9] 		Template:Flagicon Tsyklon-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 90/19 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-L Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 398 (LK T2K No.2) Deployed: Low Earth
Final: Medium Earth 		Test flight 10 December 1995[3] Successful

March

3 March
09:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 399 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 17 March[3] Successful
3 March
12:15[6] 		Template:Flagicon Long March 1 Template:Flagicon Jiuquan LA-2A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Shijian 1 Low Earth Technology 17 June 1979 Successful
5 March
08:15:02[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar 86/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon DS-P1-Yu No.39 Intended: Low Earth Calibration +133 seconds Launch failure
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit[10]
5 March[1] Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Zenit-2M[7] Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 5 March[3] Launch failure
Template:Flagicon Nauka 2KS No.3[6] Intended: Low Earth
13 March
16:15:00 		Template:Flagicon Delta M6 Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-17A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 400 (DS-P1-M No.3) Low Earth ASAT target 4 April
(destroyed)		 Successful
Destroyed by Kosmos 402, debris still in orbit
21 March
03:45 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(33)B Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 4788 (Jumpseat) NRO Molniya ELINT In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Titan III(33)B, first Jumpseat satellite
24 March
21:05 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-3W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 5300 (KH-4B No.1115) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 12 April
27 March
10:59[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 401 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 9 April[3] Successful

April

1 April
02:57:07 		Template:Flagicon Delta E1 Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-2E Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon ISIS 2 CSA/NASA Low Earth Ionospheric In orbit Successful
Final flight of Delta E1
1 April
11:29[9] 		Template:Flagicon Tsyklon-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 90/20 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 402 (US-A) Low Earth Ocean surveillance 6 May Successful
2 April
08:20[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 403 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 14 April[3] Successful
4 April
14:27[9] 		Template:Flagicon Tsyklon-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 90/19 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 404 (IS-A) Low Earth ASAT test 4 April Successful
Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 400
7 April
07:10[1] 		Template:Flagicon Vostok-2M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 405 (Tselina-D)[11] Low Earth ELINT 3 November 2023
03:27[12]		 Successful
14 April
08:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 406 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 24 April[3] Successful
15 April
09:19 		Template:Flagicon Diamant B Template:Flagicon Kourou ALD Template:Flagicon CNES
Template:Flagicon Tournesol CNES Low Earth Ionospheric 28 January 1980 Successful
17 April
11:44:58[1] 		Template:Flagicon Vostok-2M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Meteor 1-08 (Meteor-M)[5][6] Sun-synchronous Weather 10 January 1991[3] Successful
19 April
01:40:00[13] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/24 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(23)B Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 7899 (Gambit-3 4331) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 13 May Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7899 SRV-1 NRO Low Earth Film return April/May Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7899 SRV-2 NRO Low Earth Film return May Successful
Final flight of Titan III(23)B
22 April
23:54:06[1] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz Template:Flagicon Baikonur 1/5 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 407 (Strela-2M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
24 April
07:32:29 		Template:Flagicon Scout B Template:Flagicon San Marco mobile range, Kenya Template:Flagicon CRS
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon San Marco 3 CRS / NASA Low Earth Atmospheric 29 November Successful
24 April
11:15:02[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 408 (DS-P1-Yu No.37) Low Earth Calibration 29 December[3] Successful
28 April
14:35[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 409 (Sfera) Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful

May

5 May
07:43:01 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(23)C Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-40 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 3811 (DSP SVN-3/IMEWS-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Missile defence In orbit Successful
6 May
06:20[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 410 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 18 May[3] Successful
Template:Flagicon Nauka 8KS No.1[6] Low Earth 25 May[3] Successful
7 May
14:20[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 411 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 412 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 413 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 414 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 415 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 416 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 417 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 418 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
9 May
01:11:02 		Template:Flagicon Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-36A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/23 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 420 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 29 May[3] Successful
19 May
10:20:00[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 421 (DS-P1-Yu No.48) Low Earth Calibration 8 November[3] Successful
19 May
16:22:44[13] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/24 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Mars 2 orbiter Areocentric Mars orbiter In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 422 (Tsyklon) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
27 May
11:59:55[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 423 (DS-P1-Yu No.47) Low Earth Calibration 26 November[3] Successful
28 May
10:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 424 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 10 June[3] Successful
28 May
15:26:30[13] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/23 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Mars 3 orbiter Areocentric Mars orbiter In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Mars 3 lander Heliocentric Mars lander 2 December Spacecraft failure
Lander failed 20 seconds after landing[15]
29 May
03:49[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 425 (Tselina-OM) Low Earth ELINT 15 January 1980 Successful
30 May
22:23:04 		Template:Flagicon Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-36B Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz Template:Flagicon Baikonur 1/5 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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
8 June
14:00:05 		Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner II Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-10W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 427 (Zenit-4MK)[17] Low Earth Optical imaging 23 June[3] Successful
15 June
18:41 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(23)D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4E Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 8709 (Hexagon 1201) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 6 August Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 8709 SRV-1 NRO Low Earth Film return 20 June[18] Partial spacecraft failure
Template:Flagicon OPS 8709 SRV-2 NRO Low Earth Film return 26 June[19] Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 8709 SRV-3 NRO Low Earth Film return 10 July[19] Spacecraft failure
Template:Flagicon OPS 8709 SRV-4 NRO Low Earth Film return 15 July[19] Successful
Maiden flight of Titan IIID, first Hexagon satellite. SRV-1 recovered from water, SRV-3 lost due to parachute failure
24 June
07:59[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 428 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 6 July[3] Successful
Template:Flagicon Nauka 1KS No.4[6] Low Earth 13 July[3] Successful
25 June Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Zenit-4M[2] Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 25 June[3] Launch failure
26 June
23:15:08[6] 		Template:Flagicon N1 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 110/37 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Soyuz 7K-LOK mockup Intended: Highly elliptical Test flight +51 seconds Launch failure
Template:Flagicon LK mockup Intended: Highly elliptical Test flight
Loss of roll control, vehicle disintegrated at max Q

July

8 July
22:58:00 		Template:Flagicon Scout B Template:Flagicon Wallops LA-3A Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Explorer 44 (Solrad 10) NASA Low Earth Solar 15 December 1979 Successful
16 July
01:41:36[1] 		Template:Flagicon Vostok-2M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Meteor 1-09 (Meteor-M)[5][6] Sun-synchronous Weather 27 August 1991[3] Successful
16 July
10:50 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-1W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 8373 ("Heavy Ferret") NRO Low Earth ELINT 31 August 1978 Successful
20 July
10:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 429 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 2 August[3] Successful
22 July Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Tselina-OM Intended: Low Earth ELINT 22 July Launch failure
Failed to orbit
23 July
11:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 430 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 5 August[3] Successful
26 July
13:34 		Template:Flagicon Saturn V Template:Flagicon Kennedy LC-39A Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Apollo 15 CSM NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 7 August
20:45:53		 Successful
Template:Flagicon Apollo 15 LM NASA Selenocentric Lunar lander 30 July
22:16:29		 Successful
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Molniya-M/ML Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Molniya 1-18[20] Molniya Communications 19 July 1977[3] Successful
30 July
08:29[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 431 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 11 August[3] Successful

August

3 August
11:00:00[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon DS-P1-Yu No.33 Intended: Low Earth Radar calibration +204 seconds Launch failure
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit[10]
5 August
10:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 432 (Zenit-4M)[2] GRU Low Earth Optical imaging 18 August[3] Successful
7 August
00:11 		Template:Flagicon Atlas E/F-OV1-PM Template:Flagicon Vandenberg BMRS-A2 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OV1-20 US Air Force Low Earth Ionospheric 29 August Successful
Template:Flagicon OV1-21 US Air Force Low Earth Ionospheric 29 August Successful
Template:Flagicon LOADS-2 US Air Force Low Earth Air density 31 January 1972 Successful
Template:Flagicon RTDS US Air Force Low Earth Air density 19 September Successful
Template:Flagicon LCS 4 US Air Force Low Earth Air density In orbit Operational
Template:Flagicon Gridsphere 1 (P70-2/AVL-802) US Air Force Low Earth Technology 2 November 1979 Successful
Template:Flagicon Gridsphere 2 (P70-2/AVL-802) US Air Force Low Earth Technology 18 March 1979 Successful
Template:Flagicon Gridsphere B (P70-2/AVL-802) US Air Force Low Earth Technology 11 June 1972 Successful
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon R-36OM Template:Flagicon Baikonur 191/66 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 433 (OGCh) RVSN Low Earth FOBS test 9 August Successful
Final flight of R-36OM, and FOBS programme
12 August
05:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-L Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(24)B Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 8607 (Gambit-3 4332) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 3 September Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 8607 SRV-1 NRO Low Earth Film return August Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 8607 SRV-2 NRO Low Earth Film return September Successful
Maiden flight of Titan III(24)B
16 August
18:39:00 		Template:Flagicon Scout B-1 Template:Flagicon Wallops LA-3A Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Eole CNES Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of Scout B-1
19 August Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Zenit-4M[2] Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 19 August Launch failure
Failed to achieve orbit
27 August
10:54:56[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 435 (DS-P1-Yu No.41) Low Earth Calibration 28 January 1972[3] Successful

September

2 September
13:40:40[13] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/24 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Luna 18 Highly elliptical Lunar sample return 11 September Spacecraft failure
Failed to achieve soft landing, instead impacting the moon[21]
7 September
01:15[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 436 (Tselina-OM) Low Earth ELINT 4 January 1980 Successful
10 September
03:37[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 437 (Tselina-OM) Low Earth ELINT 29 March 1980 Successful
10 September
21:33 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-3W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 5454 (KH-4B No.1115) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 5 October
Template:Flagicon OPS 7681 (EHH-B) NRO Low Earth ELINT 3 February 1976
14 September
13:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 438 (Zenit-4MK)[17] Low Earth Optical imaging 23 June[3] Successful
21 September
12:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 439 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 2 October[3] Successful
24 September
10:30:00[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 440 (DS-P1-I No.11) Low Earth Radar target 29 October 1972[3] Successful
28 September
04:00:00 		Template:Flagicon Mu-3S Template:Flagicon Kagoshima LA-M Template:Flagicon ISAS
Template:Flagicon Shinsei ISAS Low Earth Solar
Ionospheric		 In orbit Successful
28 September
07:40[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 441 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 10 October[3] Successful
28 September
10:00:22[13] 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K/D Template:Flagicon Baikonur 81/24 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Luna 19 Selenocentric Lunar orbiter In orbit Successful
29 September
09:45:00 		Template:Flagicon Delta N Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-17A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon OSO-7 NASA Low Earth Solar 9 July 1974 Successful
Template:Flagicon TETR-4 NASA Low Earth Tracking target 19 September 1978 Successful
29 September
11:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 442 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 12 October[3] Successful

October

7 October
12:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 443 (Zenit-2M)[7] Low Earth Optical imaging 19 October[3] Successful
Template:Flagicon Nauka 8KS No.2[6] Low Earth 30 October Successful
13 October
13:41[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 444 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 445 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 446 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 447 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 448 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 449 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 450 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 451 (Strela-1M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
14 October
07:51:17 		Template:Flagicon Thor LV-2F Burner IIA Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-10W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 452 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 27 October[3] Successful
17 October
13:36 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-1W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon ASTEX (P71-2) STP Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
19 October
12:40:01[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 453 (DS-P1-Yu No.44) Low Earth Calibration 19 March 1972[3] Successful
21 October
11:32:00 		Template:Flagicon Delta N6 Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-2E Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(24)B Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 7616 (Gambit-3 4333) NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 17 November Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7616 SRV-1 NRO Low Earth Film return October/November Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7616 SRV-2 NRO Low Earth Film return November Successful
28 October
04:09:29 		Template:Flagicon Black Arrow Template:Flagicon Woomera LA-5B Template:Flagicon RAE
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 41/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 454 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 16 November[3] Successful
3 November
03:09:06 		Template:Flagicon Titan III(23)C Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-40 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 3431 (DSCS II A1) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 9432 (DSCS II A2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit  
5 November
13:00 		Script error: No such module "flag". Europa II Template:Flagicon Kourou BEC Script error: No such module "flag". ELDO
Script error: No such module "flag". 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 		Template:Flagicon Scout B Template:Flagicon San Marco mobile range, Kenya Template:Flagicon CRS
Template:Flagicon Explorer 45 (SSS-A) NASA Medium Earth Magnetospheric 10 January 1992 Successful
Final flight of Scout B
17 November
11:09:48[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 455 (DS-P1-Yu No.54) Low Earth Calibration 9 April 1972[3] Successful
19 November
12:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 456 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 2 December[3] Successful
20 November
18:00[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 457 (Sfera) Low Earth Geodesy In orbit Successful
24 November
09:30[1] 		Template:Flagicon Molniya-M/ML Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Molniya 2-01[22] Molniya Communications 10 May 1976[3] Successful
29 November
10:09:56[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 458 (DS-P1-Yu No.53) Low Earth Calibration 20 April 1972[3] Successful
29 November
17:30:00[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 459 (DS-P1-M No.5) Low Earth ASAT target 3 December
(destroyed)		 Successful
Destroyed by Kosmos 462
30 November
16:39[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 460 (Tselina-OM) Low Earth ELINT 5 March 1980 Successful

December

2 December
08:25:14[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar 86/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Interkosmos 5 (DS-U2-IK No.2) Interkosmos Low Earth Ionosphere and magnetosphere research 7 April 1972[3] Successful
Cooperative project of Czechoslovakia and the USSR
2 December
17:30:01[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Tsyklon-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 90/19 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 462 (IS-A) Low Earth ASAT test 4 April 1975 Successful
Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 459
3 December Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Zenit-2M[7] Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 3 December[3] Launch failure
Template:Flagicon Nauka 5KS No.2[6] Intended: Low Earth
4 December
22:33 		Template:Flagicon Atlas SLV-3A Agena-D Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-13 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon Canyon US Air Force Intended: Geosynchronous ELINT 4 December Launch failure
First stage malfunctioned, failed to orbit
5 December
16:20 		Template:Flagicon Diamant B Template:Flagicon Kourou ALD Template:Flagicon CNES
Template:Flagicon Polaire CNES Intended: Low Earth Ionospheric 5 December Launch failure
Second stage malfunction, failed to orbit
6 December
09:50[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 463 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 11 December[3] Successful
10 December
11:00[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/3 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 464 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 16 December[3] Successful
11 December
20:47:01 		Template:Flagicon Scout B-1 Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-5 Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Ariel 4 SRC Low Earth Ionospheric 12 December 1978 Successful
14 December
12:13 		Template:Flagicon Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-1W Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon OPS 7898 Payload 1 (Poppy) NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7898 Payload 2 NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7898 Payload 3 NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon OPS 7898 Payload 4 NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful
Final flight of Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D
15 December
04:31[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 465 (Tsyklon) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
16 December
09:39[1] 		Template:Flagicon Voskhod Template:Flagicon Baikonur 31/6 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 466 (Zenit-4M)[2] Low Earth Optical imaging 18 August[3] Successful
17 December
10:39:58[4] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-2I Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 133/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 467 (DS-P1-Yu No.45) Low Earth Calibration 18 April 1972[3] Successful
17 December
13:00[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 468 (Strela-2M) Low Earth Communications In orbit Successful
19 December
22:50[1] 		Template:Flagicon Molniya-M/ML Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 41/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Molniya 1-19[20] Molniya Communications 13 April 1977[3] Successful
20 December
01:10:04 		Template:Flagicon Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Template:Flagicon Cape Kennedy LC-36A Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Intelsat IV F-3 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
25 December
11:30[9] 		Template:Flagicon Tsyklon-2 Template:Flagicon Baikonur 90/20 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon 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] 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 43/4 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 470 (Zenit-4MT) Low Earth Optical imaging 6 January 1972[3] Successful
Maiden flight of Soyuz-M
27 December
19:00:00[8] 		Template:Flagicon Kosmos-3M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 132/2 Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Oreol 1 (DS-U2-GKA No.1) OKB-586/CNES Medium Earth Magnetospheric In orbit Successful
29 December
10:50:01[1] 		Template:Flagicon Vostok-2M Template:Flagicon Plesetsk 41/1 Template:Flagicon
Template:Flagicon Meteor 1-10 (Meteor-MV)[5][6] Sun-synchronous Weather In orbit Successful
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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 		Template:Flagicon Lunar Module Ascent Stage Fra Mauro (Luna) Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon 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 		Template:Flagicon Lunar Module Ascent Stage Hadley-Apennine (Luna) Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Apollo 15 LM NASA Selenocentric (CSM) Crewed 3 August
03:04		 Successful
Carrying two astronauts back to CSM after lunar landing

Suborbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January-March

13 January
20:10 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant II Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Aeronomy 13 January Successful
21 January
02:32 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant VB Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral/Ionospheric 21 January Successful
22 January
04:44 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant VB Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral/Ionospheric 22 January Successful
26 January
17:23 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant VB Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Solar/Ionospheric 26 January Successful
5 February
22:46 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IVB Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral/Ionospheric 5 February Successful
5 February
22:46 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IVB Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral/Ionospheric 5 February Successful
20 February
03:33 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IVA Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral/Ionospheric 20 February Successful
25 February
01:13 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant VB Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 25 February Successful
3 March
06:52 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IVA Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Auroral 3 March Successful
20 March
03:24 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant II Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Test flight
Auroral/Ionospheric		 20 March Successful
20 March
03:24 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant II Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon NRC
Template:Flagicon NRC Suborbital Test flight
Auroral/Ionospheric		 20 March Successful

April-June

5 April Template:Flagicon Atlas E/F Template:Flagicon Vandenberg ABRES A-1 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon LAR-1 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 5 April Successful
22 April
04:22[24] 		Template:Flagicon K63D Template:Flagicon Vladimirovka test range, near Kapustin Yar
Template:Flagicon BOR-2 No.103 Suborbital Re-entry test for Spiral program 22 April Successful
Subscale model of the Spiral spaceplane.[23] Apogee: 100 km
7 June
05:26 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IVA Template:Flagicon Churchill Template:Flagicon AFCRL
Template:Flagicon AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 7 June Successful
20 June
22:45 		Template:Flagicon LGM-25C Titan II Template:Flagicon Vandenberg LC-395C Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon SSTTP M1-17 US Air Force Suborbital Target 20 June Successful
29 June
10:12 		Template:Flagicon Atlas E/F-Trident Template:Flagicon Vandenberg ABRES A-3 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon RVTO-2A-3 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 29 June Successful

July-September

21 July
16:00 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant VC Template:Flagicon Wallops Island Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon NASA Suborbital Test flight 21 July Launch failure
28 August
02:22 		Template:Flagicon LGM-25C Titan II Template:Flagicon Vandenberg LC-395C Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon SSTTP M2-1 US Air Force Suborbital Target 28 August Successful
1 September Template:Flagicon Atlas E/F Template:Flagicon Vandenberg BMRS A-1 Template:Flagicon US Air Force
Template:Flagicon LAR-2 US Air Force Suborbital REV test 1 September Successful
4 September
13:52 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IIIB Template:Flagicon Resolute Bay Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon NASA Suborbital Plasma physics 4 September Successful
5 September
13:44 		Template:Flagicon Black Brant IIIB Template:Flagicon Resolute Bay Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon NASA Suborbital Plasma physics 5 September Successful
10 September Template:Flagicon Dongfeng 5 Template:Flagicon Jiuquan LA-2B Template:Flagicon CALT
Template:Flagicon CALT Suborbital Test flight 10 September Successful
Maiden flight of Dongfeng 5
20 September
23:31 		Template:Flagicon Scout B 166CR Template:Flagicon Wallops Island, LA-3A Template:Flagicon NASA
Template:Flagicon Barium Ion Cloud (BIC) MPE, NASA Suborbital Magnetosphere research 21 September Successful
Apogee: 31479 km[25]

October-December

15 November Template:Flagicon Dongfeng 4 Template:Flagicon Jiuquan Template:Armed forces 2nd Artillery Corps
Template:Flagicon PLA Suborbital Missile test 15 November Successful

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[26] 		19:30 Apollo 14
Apollo LM-8 Antares 		Template:FlagiconAlan Shepard
Template:FlagiconEdgar 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.[27]
6 February
8:11 		4 hours
34 minutes 		12:45 Apollo 14
Apollo LM-8 Antares 		Template:FlagiconAlan Shepard
Template:FlagiconEdgar 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 		Template:FlagiconDavid 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[28] 		19:45 Apollo 15
Apollo LM-10 Falcon 		Template:FlagiconDavid Scott
Template:FlagiconJames 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.[29]
1 August
11:48 		7 hours
12 minutes 		19:01 Apollo 15
Apollo LM-10 Falcon 		Template:FlagiconDavid Scott
Template:FlagiconJames 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 		Template:FlagiconDavid Scott
Template:FlagiconJames 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 		Template:FlagiconAlfred Worden
Template:FlagiconJames 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 statistics

By country

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Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures
Script error: No such module "flag". 1 0 1 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 91 82 9 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 1Template:Efn 1 0 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 35 31 4 0
World Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math". Script error: No such module "math".

By rocket

By family

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas Script error: No such module "flag". 6 4 2 0
Black Arrow Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Diamant Script error: No such module "flag". 2 1 1 0
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Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
 1 0 1 0 Final flight
Kosmos (R-12/14) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 34 31 3 0
Long March Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Mu File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2 2 0 0
N File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1 0 1 0
Template:HsR-7 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 44 40 4 0
Template:HsR-36 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 6 6 0 0
Saturn Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Titan Script error: No such module "flag". 8 8 0 0
Thor Script error: No such module "flag". 14 12 2 0
Scout Script error: No such module "flag". 5 5 0 0
Universal Rocket File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 6 5 1 0

By type

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas E/F Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas 1 1 0 0
Atlas-Agena Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas 1 0 1 0
Atlas-Centaur Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas 4 3 1 0
Black Arrow Script error: No such module "flag". Black Arrow 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Diamant B Script error: No such module "flag". Diamant 2 1 1 0
Delta Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 5 4 1 0
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Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
 Europa 1 0 1 0 Final flight
Kosmos-2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Kosmos 14 12 2 0
Kosmos-3 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Kosmos 20 19 1 0
Long March 1 Script error: No such module "flag". Long March 1 1 0 0
Molniya File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-7 3 3 0 0
Mu-3 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Mu 2 2 0 0
N1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union N 1 0 1 0
Proton File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Universal Rocket 3 3 0 0
R-36OM File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-36 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Saturn V Script error: No such module "flag". Saturn 2 2 0 0
Scout B Script error: No such module "flag". Scout 5 5 0 0
Soyuz File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-7 5 5 0 0
Thor-Burner Script error: No such module "flag". Thor 3 3 0 0
Thorad-Agena Script error: No such module "flag". Thor 6 5 1 0
Titan IIIB Script error: No such module "flag". Titan 5 5 0 0
Titan IIIC Script error: No such module "flag". Titan 2 2 0 0
Titan IIID Script error: No such module "flag". Titan 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Tsyklon File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-36 5 5 0 0
Voskhod File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-7 31 27 4 0
Vostok File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-7 5 5 0 0

By configuration

Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Atlas E/F-OV1-PM Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas E/F 1 1 0 0
Atlas SLV-3A Agena-D Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas-Agena 1 0 1 0
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Script error: No such module "flag". Atlas-Centaur 4 3 1 0
Black Arrow Script error: No such module "flag". Black Arrow 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Diamant B Script error: No such module "flag". Diamant B 2 1 1 0
Delta E1 Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Delta M Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Delta M6 Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 1 1 0 0 Only flight
Delta N Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 1 1 0 0
Delta N6 Script error: No such module "flag". Delta 1 0 1 0 Final flight
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Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".
 Europa 1 0 1 0 Only flight
Kosmos-2I File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Kosmos-2 14 12 2 0
Kosmos-3M File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Kosmos-3 20 19 1 0
Long March 1 Script error: No such module "flag". Long March 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Molniya-M/ML File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Molniya 3 3 0 0
Mu-3S File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Mu-3 2 2 0 0
N1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union N1 1 0 1 0
Proton-K File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Proton 1 1 0 0
Proton-K/D File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Proton 5 4 1 0
R-36OM File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union R-36O 1 1 0 0 Final flight
Saturn V Script error: No such module "flag". Saturn V 2 2 0 0
Scout B Script error: No such module "flag". Scout B 3 3 0 0
Scout B-1 Script error: No such module "flag". Scout B 2 2 0 0
Soyuz File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Soyuz 2 2 0 0
Soyuz-L File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Final flight
Soyuz-M File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Soyuz 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Thor LV-2F Burner II Script error: No such module "flag". Thor-Burner 2 2 0 0 Final flight
Thor LV-2F Burner IIA Script error: No such module "flag". Thor-Burner 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D Script error: No such module "flag". Thorad-Agena 2 2 0 0 Final flight
Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D Script error: No such module "flag". Thorad-Agena 4 3 1 0
Titan III(23)B Script error: No such module "flag". Titan III 2 2 0 0 Final flight
Titan III(24)B Script error: No such module "flag". Titan III 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight
Titan III(33)B Script error: No such module "flag". Titan III 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Titan III(23)C Script error: No such module "flag". Titan III 2 2 0 0
Titan III(23)D Script error: No such module "flag". Titan III 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Tsyklon-2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Tsyklon 5 5 0 0
Voskhod File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Voskhod 31 27 4 0
Vostok-2M File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Vostok 5 5 0 0

By launch site

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Cape Kennedy Script error: No such module "flag". 10 5 2 0
Baikonur File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 31 28 3 0
Jiuquan Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Kapustin Yar File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2 1 1 0
Kennedy Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Kagoshima File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2 2 0 0
Kourou Script error: No such module "flag". 3 1 2 0
Plesetsk File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 58 53 5 0
San Marco Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0 Operated by Italy
Vandenberg Script error: No such module "flag". 19 17 2 0
Wallops Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Woomera Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0 Final orbital launch

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Failed to orbit 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 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

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