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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-2M 55Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 39Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

DS-U2-IK 6Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-A 9Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-A 10Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Geos 3Delta 1410

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Parus 2Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

P72-2Atlas F

United States Air Force

Failure
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-3 12LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 40Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2M 56Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-8 44Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

AryabhataKosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Zaliv 19Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 41Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1 29Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

SAS 3Scout F-1

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success
Broglio Space Center, Kenya