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Orbital Launches in 1977
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 130 every orbital launch in 1977, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-12-27 | Zenit-2M1977-124 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-27 | EPN No. 03.03801977-123 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-23 | Parus1977-122 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-21 | IS1977-121 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 107 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-20 | Zenit-4MKM1977-120 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-16 | Strela-2M1977-119 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-15 | CS1977-118 | Delta 2914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-12-14 | Meteor-2 No. 31977-117 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-13 | Lira1977-116 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-12 | Zenit-2M1977-115 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-11 | AQUACADE 31977-114 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | — | GEO | success |
| 1977-12-10 | Soyuz 7K-T No. 431977-113 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-08 | PARCAE 21977-112 | Atlas F/MSD | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-08 | Romb 41977-111 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-12-04 | Zenit-4MKM1977-110 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-11-29 | Tsikada?1977-F06 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1977-11-24 | Geoid1977-109 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-11-23 | Meteosat 11977-108 | Delta 2914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-10-28 | Zaliv1977-107 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-28 | Molniya-3 No. 181977-105 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-10-28 | NNS O-111977-106 | Scout D-1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-26 | IS1977-104 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-25 | Tselina-OM1977-103 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-22 | ISEE A1977-102 | Delta 2914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1977-10-21 | Lira1977-101 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-11 | Zenit-61977-100 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-10-09 | Soyuz 7K-T No. 421977-099 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-30 | INTELSAT IVA F51977-F05 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1977-09-30 | Zenit-4MKM1977-098 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-29 | DOS 51977-097 | Proton-K | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-24 | AUOS-Z-R-IK1977-096 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-24 | EPN No. 03.03801977-095 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-23 | GAMBIT-3 Mission 43491977-094 | Titan 24B | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-22 | SO-M No. 5061977-093 | Molniya 8K78M SOL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-09-20 | Tselina-D1977-091 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-20 | Ekran No. 12L1977-092 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 7 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-09-18 | US-A1977-090 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-16 | Zenit-4MKM1977-089 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-16 | US-A reactor1977-088 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-13 | Parus1977-087 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-13 | Zenit-2M1977-086 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-13 | OTS 11977-F04 | Delta 3914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | failure |
| 1977-09-06 | Yantar'-2K No. 71977-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-09-05 | Voyager 11977-084 | Titan IIIE | LERC/SAMSO | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1977-09-02 | Fram1977-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-08-30 | Molniya-11977-082 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1977-08-27 | Zenit-2M1977-081 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1977-08-25 | Sirio 11977-080 | Delta 2313 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1977-08-24 | Strela-1M1977-079 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-08-24 | US-P1977-077 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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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)NNS O-11 (1977-10-28)Zaliv (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)US-P (1977-08-24)Zenit-4MKM (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)Oko (1977-06-16)GOES B (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)Zenit-4MK (1977-04-07)DS-P1-I No. 18 (1977-04-05)Meteor-M No. 39 (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)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.