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Orbital Launches in 1977

7,442 orbital launches since 1957

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7,442
Total launches
258
This year
92.9%
Success rate
164
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 130 orbital launches in 1977, part of 7,442 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

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130 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1977-12-27Zenit-2M1977-124Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-27EPN No. 03.03801977-123Tsiklon-3Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-23Parus1977-122Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-21IS1977-121Tsiklon-2Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-20Zenit-4MKM1977-120Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-16Strela-2M1977-119Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-15CS1977-118Delta 2914NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-12-14Meteor-2 No. 31977-117Vostok 8A92MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-13Lira1977-116Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-12Zenit-2M1977-115Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-11AQUACADE 31977-114Atlas SLV-3A Agena DUS Air ForceCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1977-12-10Soyuz 7K-T No. 431977-113Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-08PARCAE 21977-112Atlas F/MSDUS Air ForceVandenberg Space Force Base4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-08Romb 41977-111Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome24 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1977-12-04Zenit-4MKM1977-110Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-11-29Tsikada?1977-F06Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
1977-11-24Geoid1977-109Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-11-23Meteosat 11977-108Delta 2914NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-10-28Zaliv1977-107Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-10-28NNS O-111977-106Scout D-1NASAVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-10-28Molniya-3 No. 181977-105Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-10-26IS1977-104Tsiklon-2Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-10-25Tselina-OM1977-103Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-10-22ISEE A1977-102Delta 2914NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1977-10-21Lira1977-101Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
1977-10-11Zenit-61977-100Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-10-09Soyuz 7K-T No. 421977-099Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-30Zenit-4MKM1977-098Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-30INTELSAT IVA F51977-F05Atlas SLV-3D CentaurNASACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1977-09-29DOS 51977-097Proton-KSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-24AUOS-Z-R-IK1977-096Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-24EPN No. 03.03801977-095Tsiklon-3Soviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-23GAMBIT-3 Mission 43491977-094Titan 24BUS Air ForceVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-22SO-M No. 5061977-093Molniya 8K78M SOLSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-09-20Ekran No. 12L1977-092Proton-K/DMSoviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-09-20Tselina-D1977-091Vostok 8A92MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-18US-A1977-090Tsiklon-2Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-16Zenit-4MKM1977-089Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-16US-A reactor1977-088Tsiklon-2Soviet Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-13OTS 11977-F04Delta 3914NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1977-09-13Parus1977-087Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-13Zenit-2M1977-086Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-06Yantar'-2K No. 71977-085Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-09-05Voyager 11977-084Titan IIIELERC/SAMSOCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-09-02Fram1977-083Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-08-30Molniya-11977-082Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-08-27Zenit-2M1977-081Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-08-25Sirio 11977-080Delta 2313NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1977-08-24Strela-1M1977-079Kosmos 11K65MSoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1977-08-24Zenit-4MKM1977-078Soyuz-USoviet Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess

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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,442 in total, 164 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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Full launch index (130 launches)
EPN No. 03.0380 (1977-12-27)Zenit-2M (1977-12-27)Parus (1977-12-23)IS (1977-12-21)Zenit-4MKM (1977-12-20)Strela-2M (1977-12-16)CS (1977-12-15)Meteor-2 No. 3 (1977-12-14)Lira (1977-12-13)Zenit-2M (1977-12-12)AQUACADE 3 (1977-12-11)Soyuz 7K-T No. 43 (1977-12-10)PARCAE 2 (1977-12-08)Romb 4 (1977-12-08)Zenit-4MKM (1977-12-04)Tsikada? (1977-11-29)Geoid (1977-11-24)Meteosat 1 (1977-11-23)Zaliv (1977-10-28)NNS O-11 (1977-10-28)Molniya-3 No. 18 (1977-10-28)Tselina-OM (1977-10-25)ISEE A (1977-10-22)Lira (1977-10-21)Zenit-6 (1977-10-11)Soyuz 7K-T No. 42 (1977-10-09)INTELSAT IVA F5 (1977-09-30)Zenit-4MKM (1977-09-30)DOS 5 (1977-09-29)AUOS-Z-R-IK (1977-09-24)EPN No. 03.0380 (1977-09-24)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4349 (1977-09-23)SO-M No. 506 (1977-09-22)Ekran No. 12L (1977-09-20)Tselina-D (1977-09-20)US-A (1977-09-18)US-A reactor (1977-09-16)Zenit-4MKM (1977-09-16)OTS 1 (1977-09-13)Parus (1977-09-13)Zenit-2M (1977-09-13)Yantar'-2K No. 7 (1977-09-06)Voyager 1 (1977-09-05)Fram (1977-09-02)Molniya-1 (1977-08-30)Zenit-2M (1977-08-27)Sirio 1 (1977-08-25)Strela-1M (1977-08-24)Zenit-4MKM (1977-08-24)US-P (1977-08-24)Voyager 2 (1977-08-20)HEAO A (1977-08-12)Zenit-4MKM (1977-08-10)TKS VA No. 009A/P (1977-08-04)Bion No. 4 (1977-08-03)Zenit-2M (1977-07-29)Zenit-6 (1977-07-27)Gran' No. 13L (1977-07-23)Vektor (1977-07-22)Zenit-4MKM (1977-07-20)Oko (1977-07-20)Vektor (1977-07-19)TKS No. 16101 (1977-07-17)GMS (1977-07-14)Parus (1977-07-13)Zenit-4MKM (1977-07-12)Tsikada (1977-07-08)Tselina-D (1977-07-07)Tselina-OK (1977-07-04)Strela-2M (1977-07-01)Zenit-2M (1977-06-30)Meteor-Priroda No. 2-2 (1977-06-29)HEXAGON SV-13 (1977-06-27)EPN No. 03.0380 (1977-06-24)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 45 (1977-06-24)NTS 2 (1977-06-23)Zenit-4MK (1977-06-22)DS-P1-I No. 19 (1977-06-18)Signe 3 (1977-06-17)GOES B (1977-06-16)Oko (1977-06-16)Orion (1977-06-10)Zenit-4MK (1977-06-08)DMSP Block 5D S-2 (1977-06-05)Zenit-2M (1977-05-31)Romb 3 (1977-05-30)INTELSAT IVA F4 (1977-05-26)Fram (1977-05-26)Geoid (1977-05-25)CANYON 7 (1977-05-23)Lira (1977-05-19)Zenit-4MK (1977-05-17)DSCS II C-7 (1977-05-12)Zenit-4MK (1977-05-05)Molniya-3 No. 19 (1977-04-28)ER763-4 (1977-04-27)Yantar'-2K No. 6 (1977-04-26)Geos 1 (1977-04-20)Zenit-2M (1977-04-20)Oko (1977-04-11)Zenit-4MK (1977-04-07)Meteor-M No. 39 (1977-04-05)DS-P1-I No. 18 (1977-04-05)AUOS-Z-R-O Oval (1977-03-29)Tselina-OM (1977-03-24)Molniya-1 (1977-03-24)Zenit-2M (1977-03-17)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4348 (1977-03-13)Palapa A2 (1977-03-10)Zenit-4MK (1977-03-10)Zenit-6 (1977-03-03)Tselina-D (1977-02-26)ETS-2 (1977-02-23)Zenit-4MK (1977-02-22)Parus (1977-02-21)MS-T3 (1977-02-19)GVM DS-U2-IK (1977-02-15)Molniya-2 (1977-02-11)Zenit-4MK (1977-02-09)Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 66 (1977-02-07)DSP 9 (1977-02-06)Vektor (1977-02-02)NATO 3B (1977-01-28)Zaliv (1977-01-20)Zenit-2M (1977-01-20)Meteor-2 No. 2 (1977-01-06)Zenit-4MK (1977-01-06)

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