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Orbital Launches in 1971

7,412 orbital launches since 1957

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7,412

Total launches

228

This year

92.9%

Success rate

161

Crewed

1957

Since

Orbital Radar lists 134 orbital launches in 1971, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

Full launch index (134 launches)

Meteor-MV No. 18 (1971-12-29)DS-U2-GKA No. 1 (1971-12-27)Zenit-4MT (1971-12-27)US-A reactor (1971-12-25)INTELSAT IV F3 (1971-12-20)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 25 (1971-12-19)Strela-2M (1971-12-17)DS-P1-Yu No. 45 (1971-12-17)Zenit-4M (1971-12-16)Tsiklon (1971-12-15)POPPY 7 SV1 (1971-12-14)UK 4 (1971-12-11)Zenit-4M (1971-12-10)Zenit-4M (1971-12-06)D-2A Polaire (1971-12-05)CANYON 4 (1971-12-04)Zenit-2M (1971-12-03)DS-U2-MT No. 1 (1971-12-02)DS-U2-IK No. 2 (1971-12-02)Tselina-OM (1971-11-30)DS-P1-M No. 5 (1971-11-29)DS-P1-Yu No. 53 (1971-11-29)Molniya-2 (1971-11-24)Sfera (1971-11-20)Zenit-4M (1971-11-19)DS-P1-Yu No. 54 (1971-11-17)SSS A (1971-11-15)STV 8 (1971-11-05)DSCS II A-1 (1971-11-03)Zenit-4M (1971-11-02)X-3 (1971-10-28)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4333 (1971-10-23)ITOS B (1971-10-21)DS-P1-Yu No. 44 (1971-10-19)ASTEX P71-2 (1971-10-17)DMSP Block 5B F-1 (SV-2) (1971-10-14)Zenit-4M (1971-10-14)Strela-1M (1971-10-13)Zenit-2M (1971-10-07)Zenit-4M (1971-09-29)OSO H (1971-09-29)E-8LS No. 202 (1971-09-28)MS-F2 (1971-09-28)Zenit-4M (1971-09-28)DS-P1-I No. 10 (1971-09-24)Zenit-2M (1971-09-21)Zenit-4MK (1971-09-14)CORONA CR-15 (1971-09-10)Tselina-OM (1971-09-10)Tselina-OM (1971-09-07)E-8-5 No. 407 (1971-09-02)DS-P1-Yu No. 41 (1971-08-27)Zenit-2M (1971-08-19)Eole (1971-08-16)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4332 (1971-08-12)T2K No. 3 (1971-08-12)OGCh-K No. 51027-40-251 (1971-08-08)OAR-901 (1971-08-07)Zenit-4M (1971-08-05)DS-P1-Yu No. 33 (1971-08-03)Zenit-2M (1971-07-30)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 20 (1971-07-28)Apollo CM-112 (1971-07-26)Zenit-4M (1971-07-23)Tselina-OM (1971-07-22)Zenit-4M (1971-07-20)STRAWMAN 4 (1971-07-16)Meteor-M No. 20 (1971-07-16)Solar Explorer C (1971-07-08)LK (1971-06-26)Zenit-4M (1971-06-25)Zenit-2M (1971-06-24)HEXAGON SV-1 (1971-06-15)Zenit-4MK (1971-06-11)P70-1 (1971-06-08)Soyuz 7KT-OK No. 32 (1971-06-06)DS-U2-K No. 1 (1971-06-04)Mariner 71J (1971-05-30)Tselina-OM (1971-05-29)4M No. 172 (1971-05-28)Zenit-4M (1971-05-28)DS-P1-Yu No. 47 (1971-05-27)Tsiklon (1971-05-22)4M No. 171 (1971-05-19)DS-P1-Yu No. 48 (1971-05-19)Zenit-4M (1971-05-18)3MS No. 170 (1971-05-10)Mariner 71H (1971-05-09)Strela-1M (1971-05-07)Zenit-2M (1971-05-06)DSP 3 (1971-05-05)Sfera (1971-04-28)DS-P1-Yu No. 37 (1971-04-24)San Marco C (1971-04-24)Strela-2M (1971-04-23)Soyuz 7KT-OK No. 31 (1971-04-22)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4331 (1971-04-22)DOS-1 17K No. 121 (1971-04-19)Meteor-M No. 21 (71) (1971-04-17)D-2A (1971-04-15)Zenit-4M (1971-04-14)Tselina-D (1971-04-07)Zenit-2M (1971-04-02)US-A reactor (1971-04-01)Isis B (1971-04-01)Zenit-4M (1971-03-27)CORONA CR-14 (1971-03-24)Jumpseat 1 (1971-03-21)DS-P1-M No. 3 (1971-03-18)IMP I (1971-03-13)DS-P1-Yu No. 39 (1971-03-05)Zenit-2M (1971-03-05)shijian (1971-03-03)Zenit-4M (1971-03-03)T2K No. 2 (1971-02-26)I2P (1971-02-25)Zenit-4M (1971-02-18)CORONA CR-13 (1971-02-17)DAPP Block 5A F-3 (1971-02-17)Tselina-OM (1971-02-17)MS-T1 (1971-02-16)DS-P1-M No. 2 (1971-02-09)NATO IIB (1971-02-03)Apollo CM-110 (1971-01-31)INTELSAT IV F2 (1971-01-26)DS-P1-Yu No. 34 (1971-01-26)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4330 (1971-01-21)Zenit-2M (1971-01-21)Meteor-M No. 19 (1971-01-20)DS-P1-I No. 11 (1971-01-14)Zenit-4M (1971-01-12)

Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.