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.

Zenit-4MK 72Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 6th, 1977
9:40 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteor-2 2Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 6th, 1977
11:17 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2M 74Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 20th, 1977
8:30 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zaliv 23Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 20th, 1977
8:05 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

NATO 3BDelta 2914

United States Air Force

Success

Fri • Jan 28th, 1977
12:50 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Taifun-1 6Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Feb 2nd, 1977
12:30 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DSP 7Titan IIIC

United States Air Force

Success

Sun • Feb 6th, 1977
6:00 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Soyuz 24Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Feb 7th, 1977
4:11 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MK 73Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Feb 9th, 1977
11:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-2 17Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Feb 11th, 1977
2:57 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-U2-IK GVMKosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Feb 15th, 1977
11:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tansei-3Mu-3H

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success

Sat • Feb 19th, 1977
5:15 AM UTC

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Parus 8Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Feb 21st, 1977
5:20 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 74Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Failure

Tue • Feb 22nd, 1977
9:19 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Kiku 2N-I

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success

Wed • Feb 23rd, 1977
8:50 AM UTC

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Tselina-D 11Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sat • Feb 26th, 1977
9:18 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 2Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Mar 3rd, 1977
10:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 75Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Mar 10th, 1977
11:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Palapa A2Delta 2914

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Mar 10th, 1977
11:16 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

KH-8 48Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success

Sun • Mar 13th, 1977
6:41 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA