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.

US-KS 1Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Oct 8th, 1975
12:30 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

KH-8 45Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Oct 9th, 1975
7:15 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

TIP 2Scout D-1

United States Air Force

Success

Sun • Oct 12th, 1975
6:39 AM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Luna-24aProton-K/D-1

Soviet Space Program

Failure

Thu • Oct 16th, 1975
4:04 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

GOES 1Delta 2914

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Oct 16th, 1975
10:40 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-2M 61Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Oct 17th, 1975
2:29 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 2Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Oct 29th, 1975
11:00 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Parus 4Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Nov 4th, 1975
10:12 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MK 52Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Nov 4th, 1975
3:19 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 13LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Nov 14th, 1975
7:13 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 20Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Nov 17th, 1975
2:36 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

AE-EDelta 2910

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Nov 20th, 1975
2:06 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-2M 62Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Nov 21st, 1975
9:20 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-O 28Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Nov 21st, 1975
5:11 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Bion 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Nov 25th, 1975
5:00 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

FSW-0 1Long March 2

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Success

Wed • Nov 26th, 1975
3:27 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Strela-2M 11Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Nov 28th, 1975
12:10 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2M 63Voskhod

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Dec 3rd, 1975
10:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-9 11Titan IIID

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Dec 4th, 1975
8:30 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

DAD-A & BScout F-1

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Failure

Sat • Dec 6th, 1975
3:35 AM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA