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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.

Zenit-4MKM 9Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 27Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2M 84Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 12Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-3 20LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 10Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

FSW-0 3Long March 2

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

IUEDelta 2914

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-4MKM 11Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KyokkoMu-3H

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Zenit-4MT 13Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 12Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Ume 2N-I

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Strela-2M 17Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation