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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 15Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

HCMMScout D-1

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-2M 88Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

OTS 2Delta 3914

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Taifun-1 9Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 16Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-O 37Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

IS-A 9Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MKT 6Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 15Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2M 89Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-1K 40Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 17Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Chalet 8Titan IIIC

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA