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1970s

39 records

  1. 1970

    1. 1970-02-04 launch

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      Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the SERT 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1970-04-08 launch

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      Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the Nimbus 4 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. Launch vehicle success.

  2. 1971

    1. 1971-01-26 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1971-05-09 launch failure

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      Mariner-H (Mariner Mars '71), also commonly known as Mariner 8, was (along with Mariner 9) part of the Mariner Mars '71 project.

    3. 1971-05-30 launch

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      Mariner 9 (Mariner Mars '71 / Mariner-I) was a robotic spacecraft that contributed greatly to the exploration of Mars and was part of the NASA Mariner program.

    4. 1971-12-20 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

  3. 1972

    1. 1972-01-23 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1972-03-03 launch

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      Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.

    3. 1972-06-13 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1972-08-21 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the OAO 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

  4. 1973

    1. 1973-04-06 launch

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      Pioneer 11 (originally designated Pioneer G) is a NASA space probe launched in 1973 that completed the first mission to the planet Saturn.

    2. 1973-08-23 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-7 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1973-11-03 launch

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      Mariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus.

  5. 1974

    1. 1974-02-11 launch failure

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      Titan IIIE launched on the Centaur Proof Test flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch failure.

    2. 1974-11-21 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-8 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1974-12-10 launch

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      Titan IIIE launched on the Helios 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch vehicle success.

  6. 1975

    1. 1975-02-20 launch failure

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch failure.

    2. 1975-05-22 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1975-08-20 launch

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      Viking 1 is the first of two spacecraft, along with Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program.

    4. 1975-09-09 launch

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      The Viking 2 mission is part of the American Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission.

    5. 1975-09-26 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

  7. 1976

    1. 1976-01-15 launch

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      Titan IIIE launched on the Helios 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1976-01-29 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1976-05-13 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1976-07-22 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

  8. 1977

    1. 1977-05-26 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1977-08-12 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the HEAO 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1977-08-20 launch

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      Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program.

    4. 1977-09-05 launch

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      Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.

    5. 1977-09-30 launch failure

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch failure.

  9. 1978

    1. 1978-01-07 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1978-02-09 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1978-03-31 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1978-05-20 launch

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      The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12, was a mission to Venus conducted by NASA as part of the Pioneer Venus project.

    5. 1978-06-29 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1978-08-08 launch

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      The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer program.

    7. 1978-11-13 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the HEAO 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

  10. 1979

    1. 1979-05-04 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1979-09-20 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the HEAO 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

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