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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-4MK 49Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1 31Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-2K 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-2 14Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Kiku-1N-I

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Viking 2Titan IIIE

Lockheed Martin

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-4MT 9Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 50Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2M 60Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Sfera 14Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKT 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

AuraDiamant BP4

National Center of Space Research

Success
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Kosmos 772Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 10Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 51Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

AE-DDelta 2910

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA