Orbital Launches of 1971

ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
1971-001	12.01.1971	Kosmos 390 (Zenit-4M #10, Rotor #10)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-002	14.01.1971	Kosmos 391 (DS-P1-I #10)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-003	20.01.1971	Meteor-1 7	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-41/1
1971-004	21.01.1971	Kosmos 392 (Zenit-2M #16, Gektor #16)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-005	21.01.1971	KH-8 30 (Gambit-3 30, Mission 4330, OPS 7776)	Titan-3(23)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1971-006	26.01.1971	Intelsat-4 2	Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D	CC LC-36A
1971-007	26.01.1971	Kosmos 393 (DS-P1-Yu #39)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-008	31.01.1971	Apollo 14 (CSM 110, Kitty Hawk) LM 8 (Antares)	Saturn-5	CCK LC-39A
February
1971-009	03.02.1971	NATO 2B	Delta-M	CC LC-17A
1971-010	09.02.1971	Kosmos 394 (DS-P1-M #3, Tyulpan #3, Lira #3)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-011	16.02.1971	MS T1 (Tansei 1)	M-4S	Ka LP-M
1971-012	17.02.1971	DSAP-5A F3 (OPS 5268) NRL-PL 170A (S70-4(a), OPS 5268a) NRL-PL 170B (S70-4(b), OPS 5268b) NRL-PL 170C (S70-4(c), OPS 5268c)	Thor-LV2F Burner-2	Va SLC-10W
1971-F01	17.02.1971	KH-4B 13 (Corona 141, Mission 1113, OPS 3297) P-801 3	Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D	Va SLC-3W	Failure
1971-013	17.02.1971	Kosmos 395 (Tselina-O #8)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-014	18.02.1971	Kosmos 396 (Zenit-4M #11, Rotor #11)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-015	25.02.1971	Kosmos 397 (I2P #6)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/20
1971-016	26.02.1971	Kosmos 398 (L3 #2, T2K #2)	Soyuz-L	Ba LC-31/6
March
1971-017	03.03.1971	Kosmos 399 (Zenit-4M #12, Rotor #12)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-018	03.03.1971	Shi Jian 1 (SJ 1)	CZ-1	Jq LC-2/5020
1971-F02	05.03.1971	Kosmos (400) (Zenit-2M #17, Gektor #17) & Nauka-2KS 3L	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4	Failure
1971-F03	05.03.1971	Kosmos (400b) (DS-P1-Yu #40)	Kosmos-2	KY LC-86/4	Failure
1971-019	13.03.1971	Explorer 43 (IMP I)	Delta-M6	CC LC-17A
1971-020	18.03.1971	Kosmos 400 (DS-P1-M #4, Tyulpan #4, Lira #4)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-021	21.03.1971	Jumpseat 1 (OPS 4788)	Titan-3(33)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1971-022	24.03.1971	KH-4B 14 (Corona 142, Mission 1114, OPS 5300)	Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D	Va SLC-3W
1971-023	27.03.1971	Kosmos 401 (Zenit-4M #13, Rotor #13)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4
April
1971-024	01.04.1971	ISIS 2	Delta-E1	Va SLC-2E
1971-025	01.04.1971	Kosmos 402 (US-A #2)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/19
1971-026	02.04.1971	Kosmos 403 (Zenit-2M #18, Gektor #18)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-027	04.04.1971	Kosmos 404 (I2P #7)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/20
1971-028	07.04.1971	Kosmos 405 (Tselina-D #2)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1971-029	14.04.1971	Kosmos 406 (Zenit-4M #14, Rotor #14)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-030	15.04.1971	Tournesol (D 2A)	Diamant-B	Ko ALD
1971-031	17.04.1971	Meteor-1 8	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1971-032	19.04.1971	Salyut 1 (DOS 1)	Proton-K	Ba LC-81/24
1971-033	22.04.1971	KH-8 31 (Gambit-3 31, Mission 4331, OPS 7899)	Titan-3(23)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1971-034	22.04.1971	Soyuz 10	Soyuz	Ba LC-1/5
1971-035	23.04.1971	Kosmos 407 (Strela-2M #3)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-036	24.04.1971	San Marco 3	Scout-B	SM
1971-037	24.04.1971	Kosmos 408 (DS-P1-Yu #41)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-038	28.04.1971	Kosmos 409 (Sfera #6)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
May
1971-039	05.05.1971	DSP 2 (OPS 3811)	Titan-3(23)C	CC LC-40
1971-040	06.05.1971	Kosmos 410 (Zenit-2M #19, Gektor #19) & Nauka-8KS 1L	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-041	07.05.1971	Kosmos 411 (Strela-1M #9) Kosmos 412 (Strela-1M #10) Kosmos 413 (Strela-1M #11) Kosmos 414 (Strela-1M #12) Kosmos 415 (Strela-1M #13) Kosmos 416 (Strela-1M #14) Kosmos 417 (Strela-1M #15) Kosmos 418 (Strela-1M #16)Kosmos 411, ..., 418 (Strela-1M #9, ..., #16)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-F04	09.05.1971	Mariner 8	Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D	CC LC-36A	Failure
1971-042	10.05.1971	Kosmos 419 (Mars (2d), M-71 #1)	Proton-K Blok-D	Ba LC-81/23	Partial Failure
1971-043	18.05.1971	Kosmos 420 (Zenit-4M #15, Rotor #15)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-044	19.05.1971	Kosmos 421 (DS-P1-Yu #42)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-045	19.05.1971	Mars 2 (M-71 #2)	Proton-K Blok-D	Ba LC-81/24
1971-046	22.05.1971	Kosmos 422 (Zaliv #8)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-047	27.05.1971	Kosmos 423 (DS-P1-Yu #43)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-048	28.05.1971	Kosmos 424 (Zenit-4M #16, Rotor #16)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4
1971-049	28.05.1971	Mars 3 (M-71 #3)	Proton-K Blok-D	Ba LC-81/23
1971-050	29.05.1971	Kosmos 425 (Tselina-O #9)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-051	30.05.1971	Mariner 9	Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D	CC LC-36B
June
1971-052	04.06.1971	Kosmos 426 (DS-U2-K #1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-053	06.06.1971	Soyuz 11	Soyuz	Ba LC-1/5
1971-054	08.06.1971	SESP 1 (P70-1, OPS 3850)	Thor-LV2F Burner-2	Va SLC-10W
1971-055	11.06.1971	Kosmos 427 (Zenit-4MK #5, Germes #5)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4
1971-056	15.06.1971	KH-9 1 (Hexagon 1, Mission 1201, OPS 8709)	Titan-3D	Va SLC-4E
1971-057	24.06.1971	Kosmos 428 (Zenit-2M #20, Gektor #20) & Nauka-1KS 4L	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-F05	25.06.1971	Kosmos (429) (Zenit-4M #17, Rotor #17)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4	Failure
1971-F06	26.06.1971	LOK Model #1 L3 Model #3	N1/L3 Blok-G Blok-D	Ba LC-110L	Failure
July
1971-058	08.07.1971	Explorer 44 (SE C, Solrad 10)	Scout-B	WI LA-3
1971-059	16.07.1971	Meteor-1 9	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1971-060	16.07.1971	Strawman 4 & RM 19 (OPS 8373)	Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D	Va SLC-1W
1971-061	20.07.1971	Kosmos 429 (Zenit-4M #18, Rotor #18)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-F07	22.07.1971	Kosmos (430) (Tselina-O #10)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2	Failure
1971-062	23.07.1971	Kosmos 430 (Zenit-4M #19, Rotor #19)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-063	26.07.1971	Apollo 15 (CSM 112, Endeavour) LM 10 (Falcon) PFS 1	Saturn-5	CCK LC-39A
1971-064	28.07.1971	Molniya-1 18 (Molniya-1 20L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1971-065	30.07.1971	Kosmos 431 (Zenit-2M #21, Gektor #21)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
August
1971-F07	03.08.1971	Kosmos (432) (DS-P1-Yu #44)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1	Failure
1971-066	05.08.1971	Kosmos 432 (Zenit-4M #20, Rotor #20)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-067	07.08.1971	OV1 20 OV1 21 LOADS 2 (Cannonball 2) RTDS (Musketball) Gridsphere 1, 2 Mylar Balloon Rigidsphere LCS 4	Atlas-F OV1 (2×)	Va BMRS-A2
1971-068	08.08.1971	Kosmos 433 (OGCh #24)	R-36-O	Ba LC-191/66
1971-069	12.08.1971	Kosmos 434 (L3 #3, T2K #3)	Soyuz-L	Ba LC-31/6
1971-070	12.08.1971	KH-8 32 (Gambit-3 32, Mission 4332, OPS 8607)	Titan-3(24)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1971-071	16.08.1971	Eole (CAS 1)	Scout-B1	WI LA-3
1971-F09	19.08.1971	Kosmos (435) (Zenit-4M #21, Rotor #21)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6	Failure
1971-072	27.08.1971	Kosmos 435 (DS-P1-Yu #45)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
September
1971-073	02.09.1971	Luna 18 (Ye-8-5 №407)	Proton-K Blok-D	Ba LC-81/24
1971-074	07.09.1971	Kosmos 436 (Tselina-O #11)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-075	10.09.1971	Kosmos 437 (Tselina-O #12)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-076	10.09.1971	KH-4B 15 (Corona 143, Mission 1115, OPS 5454) Arroyo (P-11 4427, OPS 7681)	Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D	Va SLC-3W
1971-077	14.09.1971	Kosmos 438 (Zenit-4MK #6, Germes #6)	Voskhod	Pl LC-41/1
1971-078	21.09.1971	Kosmos 439 (Zenit-2M #22, Gektor #22)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-079	24.09.1971	Kosmos 440 (DS-P1-I #11)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-080	28.09.1971	SS 1 (Shinsei)	M-4S	Ka LP-M
1971-081	28.09.1971	Kosmos 441 (Zenit-4M #22, Rotor #22)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-082	28.09.1971	Luna 19 (Ye-8LS №202)	Proton-K Blok-D	Ba LC-81/24
1971-083	29.09.1971	OSO 7 TTS 4	Delta-N	CC LC-17A
1971-084	29.09.1971	Kosmos 442 (Zenit-4M #23, Rotor #23)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
October
1971-085	07.10.1971	Kosmos 443 (Zenit-2M #23, Gektor #23) & Nauka-8KS 2L	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-086	13.10.1971	Kosmos 444 (Strela-1M #17) Kosmos 445 (Strela-1M #18) Kosmos 446 (Strela-1M #19) Kosmos 447 (Strela-1M #20) Kosmos 448 (Strela-1M #21) Kosmos 449 (Strela-1M #22) Kosmos 450 (Strela-1M #23) Kosmos 451 (Strela-1M #24)Kosmos 444, ..., 451 (Strela-1M #17, ..., #24)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-087	14.10.1971	DSAP-5B F1 (OPS 4311)	Thor-LV2F Burner-2A	Va SLC-10W
1971-088	14.10.1971	Kosmos 452 (Zenit-4M #24, Rotor #24)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-089	17.10.1971	ASTEX (P71-2)	Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D	Va SLC-1W
1971-090	19.10.1971	Kosmos 453 (DS-P1-Yu #46)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-091	21.10.1971	ITOS B	Delta-N6	Va SLC-2E	Failure / only fragments reached orbit
1971-092	23.10.1971	KH-8 33 (Gambit-3 33, Mission 4333, OPS 7616)	Titan-3(24)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1971-093	28.10.1971	Prospero (X 3)	Black Arrow	Wo LA-5B
November
1971-094	02.11.1971	Kosmos 454 (Zenit-4M #25, Rotor #25)	Voskhod	Pl LC-41/1
1971-095	03.11.1971	DSCS-2 1 (OPS 9431) DSCS-2 2 (OPS 9432)	Titan-3(23)C	CC LC-40
1971-F10	05.11.1971	STV 4	Europa-2	Ko CECLES	Failure
1971-096	15.11.1971	Explorer 45 (SSS A)	Scout-B	SM
1971-097	17.11.1971	Kosmos 455 (DS-P1-Yu #47)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-098	19.11.1971	Kosmos 456 (Zenit-4M #26, Rotor #26)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-099	20.11.1971	Kosmos 457 (Sfera #7)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-100	24.11.1971	Molniya-2 1	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1971-F11	24.11.1971	Kosmos (458) (DS-P1-I #12)	Kosmos-2	KY LC-86/4	Failure
1971-101	29.11.1971	Kosmos 458 (DS-P1-Yu #48)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-102	29.11.1971	Kosmos 459 (DS-P1-M #5, Tyulpan #5, Lira #5)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-103	30.11.1971	Kosmos 460 (Tselina-O #13)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
December
1971-104	02.12.1971	Interkosmos 5 (DS-U2-IK #2)	Kosmos-2	KY LC-86/4
1971-105	02.12.1971	Kosmos 461 (DS-U2-MT #1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1971-F12	03.12.1971	Kosmos (462) (Zenit-2M #24, Gektor #24) & Nauka-5KS 2L	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/4	Failure
1971-106	03.12.1971	Kosmos 462 (I2P #8)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/20
1971-F13	04.12.1971	Canyon 4	Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D	CC LC-13	Failure
1971-F14	05.12.1971	Polaire	Diamant-B	Ko ALD	Failure
1971-107	06.12.1971	Kosmos 463 (Zenit-4M #27, Rotor #27)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-108	10.12.1971	Kosmos 464 (Zenit-4M #28, Rotor #28)	Voskhod	Pl LC-43/3
1971-109	11.12.1971	Ariel 4 (UK 4)	Scout-B1	Va SLC-5
1971-110	14.12.1971	Poppy 7A (NRL-PL 171, OPS 7898) Poppy 7B (NRL-PL 172, OPS 7898b) Poppy 7C (NRL-PL 173, OPS 7898c) Poppy 7D (NRL-PL 174, OPS 7898d)Poppy 7A, ..., 9D	Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D	Va SLC-1W
1971-111	15.12.1971	Kosmos 465 (Zaliv #9)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-112	16.12.1971	Kosmos 466 (Zenit-4M #29, Rotor #29)	Voskhod	Ba LC-31/6
1971-113	17.12.1971	Kosmos 467 (DS-P1-Yu #49)	Kosmos-2	Pl LC-133/1
1971-114	17.12.1971	Kosmos 468 (Strela-2M #4)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-115	19.12.1971	Molniya-1 19 (Molniya-1 25L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1971-116	20.12.1971	Intelsat-4 3	Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D	CC LC-36A
1971-117	25.12.1971	Kosmos 469 (US-A #3)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90/19
1971-118	27.12.1971	Kosmos 470 (Zenit-4MT #1, Orion #1)	Soyuz-M	Pl LC-41/1
1971-119	27.12.1971	Aureole 1 (Oreol 1, DS-U2-GKA #1, ARCAD 1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1971-120	29.12.1971	Meteor-1 10	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-41/1

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR

CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China

Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan

KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, USSR

Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France

Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR

SM = San Marco Launch Complex, Formosa Bay, Kenya

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Wo = Woomera Instrumented Range, Woomera, South Australia, Australia

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