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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 64Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Quasar 2Titan 34B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Luna-24Proton-K/D-1

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2M 70Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DS-P1-I 18Kosmos 11K63

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Luna-24Luna

Soviet Space Program

Success
Mare Crisium, Moon

DS-P1-Yu 79Kosmos 11K63

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 65Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

JSSW 3Feng Bao 1

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

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

Molniya-2Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

TIP 3Scout D-1

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-4MK 66Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Raduga 2Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz 22Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

KH-8 47Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-4MT 11Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2M 71Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MK 67Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation