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1970-1979 Launch Schedule

Journey through a pivotal decade in space exploration with our complete 1970-1979 rocket launch schedule. This comprehensive archive details every mission from the post-Apollo era, covering the rise of space stations like Skylab and Salyut, the launch of groundbreaking interplanetary probes, and the foundational development of the Space Shuttle. Discover the unique challenges and triumphs that shaped spaceflight in the dynamic 1970s.

Zaliv 16Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Skynet IIADelta 2313

United States Air Force

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-2M 44Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 20Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-O 22Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4M 60Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

KH-8 41Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Tansei-2Mu-3C

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

San Marco 4Scout D-1

Italian Space Agency

Success
Broglio Space Center, Kenya

DS-P1-Yu 68Kosmos 11K63

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

MirandaScout D-1

Science and Engineering Research Council

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-2M 45Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 21Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga-GVMProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Kosmos 638Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MK 22Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation