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Orbital Launches in 1972
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 113 orbital launches in 1972, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 1972-12-28 | Tselina-D1972-106 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-27 | Zenit-4MT1972-105 | Soyuz 11A511M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-25 | Strela-2M1972-104 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-21 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43371972-103 | Titan 24B | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-21 | Sfera1972-102 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-20 | CANYON 51972-101 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-12-16 | GRS-B1972-100 | Scout D-1 F | AFSC | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-14 | Zenit-4M1972-099 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-12 | Molniya-21972-098 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-12-11 | Nimbus E1972-097 | Delta 0900 | NASA | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-07 | Apollo CM-1141972-096 | Saturn V | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-12-02 | Molniya-1 11F67 No. 281972-095 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-11-30 | DS-U1-IK No. 21972-094 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-25 | Zenit-2M1972-093 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-23 | Mockup LK1972-F07 | N-1 11A52 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1972-11-22 | ESRO 41972-092 | Scout D-1 F | AFSC | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-15 | SAS B1972-091 | Scout D-1 F | CRA | San Marco platform | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-10 | Anik A11972-090 | Delta 1914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-11-09 | DMSP Block 5B F-31972-089 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-03 | Tselina-OM1972-088 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-01 | Strela-1M1972-087 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-31 | Zenit-4MK1972-086 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-26 | Meteor-M No. 251972-085 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-25 | DS-P1-Yu No. 611972-084 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-18 | Zenit-2M1972-083 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-17 | Strela-2M1972-F06 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1972-10-15 | ITOS D1972-082 | Delta 0300 | NASA | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-14 | Molniya-1 11F67 No. 261972-081 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-10-11 | DS-P1-Yu No. 491972-080 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-10 | HEXAGON SV-41972-079 | Titan IIID | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-05 | DS-P1-Yu No. 631972-078 | Kosmos 11K63 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-04 | Zenit-4M1972-077 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-10-02 | Radcat1972-076 | Atlas Burner 2 | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-09-30 | Molniya-21972-075 | Molniya 8K78M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-09-29 | DS-P1-M No. 41972-074 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-09-23 | IMP H1972-073 | Delta 1604 | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-09-19 | Oko1972-072 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1972-09-16 | Zenit-4M1972-071 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-09-15 | Zenit-2M1972-070 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-09-02 | Triad OI-1X1972-069 | Scout B-1 F | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-09-02 | Zenit-4M1972-F05 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1972-09-01 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43361972-068 | Titan 24B | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-30 | Zenit-2M1972-067 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-21 | US-A reactor1972-066 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-21 | OAO-C1972-065 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-19 | REXS1972-064 | Mu-4S | ISAS | Uchinoura Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1972-08-18 | Zenit-4MK1972-063 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-16 | Tsiklon GVM1972-062 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-13 | Meteoroid Technology Sat1972-061 | Scout D-1 F | NASA | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1972-08-02 | Zenit-4M1972-060 | Voskhod 11A57 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Tselina-D (1972-12-28)Zenit-4MT (1972-12-27)Strela-2M (1972-12-25)Sfera (1972-12-21)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4337 (1972-12-21)CANYON 5 (1972-12-20)GRS-B (1972-12-16)Zenit-4M (1972-12-14)Molniya-2 (1972-12-12)Nimbus E (1972-12-11)Apollo CM-114 (1972-12-07)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 28 (1972-12-02)DS-U1-IK No. 2 (1972-11-30)Zenit-2M (1972-11-25)Mockup LK (1972-11-23)ESRO 4 (1972-11-22)SAS B (1972-11-15)Anik A1 (1972-11-10)DMSP Block 5B F-3 (1972-11-09)Tselina-OM (1972-11-03)Strela-1M (1972-11-01)Zenit-4MK (1972-10-31)Meteor-M No. 25 (1972-10-26)DS-P1-Yu No. 61 (1972-10-25)Zenit-2M (1972-10-18)Strela-2M (1972-10-17)ITOS D (1972-10-15)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 26 (1972-10-14)DS-P1-Yu No. 49 (1972-10-11)HEXAGON SV-4 (1972-10-10)DS-P1-Yu No. 63 (1972-10-05)Zenit-4M (1972-10-04)Radcat (1972-10-02)Molniya-2 (1972-09-30)DS-P1-M No. 4 (1972-09-29)IMP H (1972-09-23)Oko (1972-09-19)Zenit-4M (1972-09-16)Zenit-2M (1972-09-15)Zenit-4M (1972-09-02)Triad OI-1X (1972-09-02)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4336 (1972-09-01)Zenit-2M (1972-08-30)US-A reactor (1972-08-21)OAO-C (1972-08-21)REXS (1972-08-19)Zenit-4MK (1972-08-18)Tsiklon GVM (1972-08-16)Meteoroid Technology Sat (1972-08-13)Zenit-4M (1972-08-02)DOS 2 (17K No. 122) (1972-07-29)Zenit-2M (1972-07-28)ERTS A (1972-07-23)Strela-1M (1972-07-20)Zenit-4M (1972-07-19)Zenit-4MT (1972-07-13)DS-P1-Yu No. 50 (1972-07-12)Tselina-OM (1972-07-10)HEXAGON SV-3 (1972-07-07)Zenit-4M (1972-07-06)DS-P1-Yu No. 56 (1972-07-05)Meteor-MV No. 26 (1972-06-30)DS-P1-I No. 12 (1972-06-30)DS-U3-IK No. 3 (1972-06-30)SO-M No. 503 (1972-06-29)Soyuz 7K-T No. 33A (1972-06-26)Strela-2M (1972-06-23)Zenit-4M (1972-06-23)Zenit-2M (1972-06-21)INTELSAT IV F5 (1972-06-13)Zenit-4M (1972-06-09)CORONA CR-8R (1972-05-25)Zenit-4M (1972-05-25)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4335 (1972-05-20)Molniya-2 (1972-05-19)Zenit-2M (1972-05-17)Tsiklon (1972-05-06)Zenit-4MK (1972-05-05)DS-P1-Yu No. 51 (1972-04-25)DS-P1-Yu No. 57 (1972-04-21)CORONA CR-16 (1972-04-19)Apollo CM-113 (1972-04-16)SO No. 501 (1972-04-14)Zenit-4M (1972-04-14)DS-P1-Yu No. 58 (1972-04-11)Energiya No. 1 (1972-04-07)Zenit-2M (1972-04-06)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 27 (1972-04-04)Zenit-4M (1972-04-03)4V-1 No. 671 (1972-03-31)Meteor-MV No. 23 (1972-03-30)4V-1 No. 670 (1972-03-27)Sfera (1972-03-25)DS-P1-Yu No. 46 (1972-03-25)DMSP Block 5B F-2 (SV-1) (1972-03-24)Tselina-OM (1972-03-22)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4334 (1972-03-17)Zenit-4M (1972-03-15)TD-1A (1972-03-12)Zenit-2M (1972-03-04)Pioneer F (1972-03-03)DSP 4 (1972-03-01)Tselina-D (1972-03-01)Tsiklon (1972-02-25)Jumpseat 2 (1972-02-16)Zenit-4M (1972-02-16)VA (1972-02-14)Zenit-2M (1972-02-03)HEOS A2 (1972-01-31)DS-P1-Yu No. 52 (1972-01-25)INTELSAT IV F4 (1972-01-23)HEXAGON SV-2 (1972-01-20)Zenit-4M (1972-01-12)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.