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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.

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Nimbus 7Delta 2910

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

AUOS-Z-M-IK 1Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-2-GVMTsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Prognoz-7Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MT 14Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 22Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 19Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

NATO 3CDelta 2914

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-4MKM 23Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 5Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKM 24Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2M 92Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2M 93Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-O 38Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Anik BDelta 3914

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA