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6,209 matching records

1. 1971 55 years ago

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1971 55 years ago

   Kosmos-392 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-392

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-392 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1971 55 years ago

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 23B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1971 55 years ago

   Intelsat 4 F-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 4 F-2

   • Space transportation

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

5. 1971 55 years ago

   Kosmos-393 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-393

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-393 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1971 55 years ago

   Apollo 14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 14

   • Space transportation

   Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

7. 1971 55 years ago

   NATO 2B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NATO 2B

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta M launched on the NATO 2B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

8. 1971 55 years ago

   Kosmos-394 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-394

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-394 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1971 55 years ago

   Kosmos-395 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-395

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-395 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1971 55 years ago

    CORONA 141/1113 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 141/1113

    • Space transportation

    Thorad SLV-2H Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 141/1113 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch failure.

11. 1971 55 years ago

    Kosmos-396 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-396

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-396 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1971 55 years ago

    Kosmos-397 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-397

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-397 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1971 55 years ago

    Kosmos-398 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-398

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz 11A511L launched on the Kosmos-398 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1971 55 years ago

    Kosmos-399 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-399

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-399 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1971 55 years ago

    SJ-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-1

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 1 launched on the SJ-1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2A. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1971 55 years ago

    DS-P1-Yu No. 39 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DS-P1-Yu No. 39

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K63 launched on the DS-P1-Yu No. 39 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. Launch failure.

17. 1971 55 years ago

    Zenit-2M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-2M

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch failure.

18. 1971 55 years ago

    Explorer 43 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Explorer 43

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta M6 launched on the Explorer 43 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1971 55 years ago

    Kosmos-400 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-400

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-400 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1971 55 years ago

    OPS 4788 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OPS 4788

    • Space transportation

    Titan 33B launched on the OPS 4788 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.