// year 1971

Orbital launches in 1971

133 launch attempts in 1971: 118 succeeded and 15 failed. Together they carried 205 payloads, 4 of them crewed.

133 launches118 successful205 payloads

1970 All years 1972

By country

Soviet Union91

United States33

Japan2

France2

Italy2

China1

United Kingdom1

European Launcher Development Organisation1

By rocket

Voskhod 11A5731 Kosmos 11K65M20 Kosmos 11K6314 Vostok 8A92M5 Tsiklon-25 Proton-K/D5 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur4 Thorad SLV-2H Agena D4 Scout B3 Molniya 8K78M3

By spaceport

Plesetsk58 Baikonur31 Vandenberg19 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy12 Kourou3 Uchinoura (Kagoshima)2 Kapustin Yar2 San Marco2 Wallops2 Jiuquan1

Launches by month

89915148991291120

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1971

133 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 12, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-001	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
2	Jan 14, 1971	DS-P1-I No. 111971-002	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
3	Jan 20, 1971	Meteor-M No. 191971-003	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
4	Jan 21, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-004	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
5	Jan 21, 1971	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43301971-005	Titan 23B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
6	Jan 26, 1971	INTELSAT IV F21971-006	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
7	Jan 26, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 341971-007	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
8	Jan 31, 1971	Apollo CM-1101971-008	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	3	Success
9	Feb 3, 1971	NATO IIB1971-009	Thor Delta M	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
10	Feb 9, 1971	DS-P1-M No. 21971-010	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Feb 16, 1971	MS-T11971-011	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	1	Success
12	Feb 17, 1971	DAPP Block 5A F-31971-012	Thor Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
13	Feb 17, 1971	CORONA CR-131971-F01	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	5	Failure
14	Feb 17, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-013	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
15	Feb 18, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-014	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
16	Feb 25, 1971	I2P1971-015	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Feb 26, 1971	T2K No. 21971-016	Soyuz 11A511L	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
18	Mar 3, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-017	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
19	Mar 3, 1971	shijian1971-018	Chang Zheng 1	Jiuquan	China	1	Success
20	Mar 5, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-F03	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Failure
21	Mar 5, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 391971-F02	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Failure
22	Mar 13, 1971	IMP I1971-019	Thor Delta M6	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
23	Mar 18, 1971	DS-P1-M No. 31971-020	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 21, 1971	Jumpseat 11971-021	Titan 33B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
25	Mar 24, 1971	CORONA CR-141971-022	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
26	Mar 27, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-023	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
27	Apr 1, 1971	Isis B1971-024	Thor Delta E1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
28	Apr 1, 1971	US-A reactor1971-025	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
29	Apr 2, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-026	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
30	Apr 4, 1971	I2P1971-027	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
31	Apr 7, 1971	Tselina-D1971-028	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	Apr 14, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-029	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
33	Apr 15, 1971	D-2A1971-030	Diamant B	Kourou	France	1	Success
34	Apr 17, 1971	Meteor-M No. 21 (71)1971-031	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 19, 1971	DOS-1 17K No. 1211971-032	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
36	Apr 22, 1971	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43311971-033	Titan 23B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
37	Apr 22, 1971	Soyuz 7KT-OK No. 311971-034	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Apr 23, 1971	Strela-2M1971-035	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
39	Apr 24, 1971	San Marco C1971-036	Scout B	San Marco	Italy	1	Success
40	Apr 24, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 371971-037	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
41	Apr 28, 1971	Sfera1971-038	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	May 5, 1971	DSP 31971-039	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
43	May 6, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-040	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
44	May 7, 1971	Strela-1M1971-041	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
45	May 9, 1971	Mariner 71H1971-F04	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure
46	May 10, 1971	3MS No. 1701971-042	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
47	May 18, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-043	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
48	May 19, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 481971-044	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
49	May 19, 1971	4M No. 1711971-045	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
50	May 22, 1971	Tsiklon1971-046	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	May 27, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 471971-047	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
52	May 28, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-048	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
53	May 28, 1971	4M No. 1721971-049	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
54	May 29, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-050	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
55	May 30, 1971	Mariner 71J1971-051	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
56	Jun 4, 1971	DS-U2-K No. 11971-052	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jun 6, 1971	Soyuz 7KT-OK No. 321971-053	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
58	Jun 8, 1971	P70-11971-054	Thor Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
59	Jun 11, 1971	Zenit-4MK1971-055	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
60	Jun 15, 1971	HEXAGON SV-11971-056	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	5	Success
61	Jun 24, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-057	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
62	Jun 25, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-F05	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
63	Jun 26, 1971	LK1971-F06	N-1 11A52	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure
64	Jul 8, 1971	Solar Explorer C1971-058	Scout B	Wallops	United States	1	Success
65	Jul 16, 1971	Meteor-M No. 201971-059	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
66	Jul 16, 1971	STRAWMAN 41971-060	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
67	Jul 20, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-061	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Jul 22, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-F07	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
69	Jul 23, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-062	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Jul 26, 1971	Apollo CM-1121971-063	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	5	Success
71	Jul 28, 1971	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 201971-064	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
72	Jul 30, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-065	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
73	Aug 3, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 331971-F08	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
74	Aug 5, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-066	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
75	Aug 7, 1971	OAR-9011971-067	Atlas F	Vandenberg	United States	9	Success
76	Aug 8, 1971	OGCh-K No. 51027-40-2511971-068	R-36O 8K69M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
77	Aug 12, 1971	T2K No. 31971-069	Soyuz 11A511L	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
78	Aug 12, 1971	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43321971-070	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
79	Aug 16, 1971	Eole1971-071	Scout B-1	Wallops	United States	1	Success
80	Aug 19, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-F09	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
81	Aug 27, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 411971-072	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
82	Sep 2, 1971	E-8-5 No. 4071971-073	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
83	Sep 7, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-074	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
84	Sep 10, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-075	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Sep 10, 1971	CORONA CR-151971-076	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	5	Success
86	Sep 14, 1971	Zenit-4MK1971-077	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
87	Sep 21, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-078	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
88	Sep 24, 1971	DS-P1-I No. 101971-079	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
89	Sep 28, 1971	MS-F21971-080	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	1	Success
90	Sep 28, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-081	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
91	Sep 28, 1971	E-8LS No. 2021971-082	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Sep 29, 1971	OSO H1971-083	Thor Delta N	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Partial · 0.75
93	Sep 29, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-084	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
94	Oct 7, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-085	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
95	Oct 13, 1971	Strela-1M1971-086	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
96	Oct 14, 1971	DMSP Block 5B F-1 (SV-2)1971-087	Thor Burner 2A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
97	Oct 14, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-088	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
98	Oct 17, 1971	ASTEX P71-21971-089	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
99	Oct 19, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 441971-090	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Oct 21, 1971	ITOS B1971-091	Thor Delta N6	Vandenberg	United States	1	Failure
101	Oct 23, 1971	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43331971-092	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
102	Oct 28, 1971	X-31971-093	Black Arrow	Woomera	United Kingdom	1	Success
103	Nov 2, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-094	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
104	Nov 3, 1971	DSCS II A-11971-095	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
105	Nov 5, 1971	STV 81971-F10	Europa II	Kourou	European Launcher Development Organisation	1	Failure
106	Nov 15, 1971	SSS A1971-096	Scout B	San Marco	Italy	1	Success
107	Nov 17, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 541971-097	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
108	Nov 19, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-098	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
109	Nov 20, 1971	Sfera1971-099	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
110	Nov 24, 1971	Molniya-21971-100	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
111	Nov 29, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 531971-101	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
112	Nov 29, 1971	DS-P1-M No. 51971-102	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
113	Nov 30, 1971	Tselina-OM1971-103	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
114	Dec 2, 1971	DS-U2-IK No. 21971-104	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
115	Dec 2, 1971	DS-U2-MT No. 11971-105	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
116	Dec 3, 1971	Zenit-2M1971-F12	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Failure
117	Dec 3, 1971	I2P1971-106	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
118	Dec 4, 1971	CANYON 41971-F13	Atlas SLV-3A Agena D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Failure
119	Dec 5, 1971	D-2A Polaire1971-F14	Diamant B	Kourou	France	1	Failure
120	Dec 6, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-107	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
121	Dec 10, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-108	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
122	Dec 11, 1971	UK 41971-109	Scout B-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
123	Dec 14, 1971	POPPY 7 SV11971-110	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
124	Dec 15, 1971	Tsiklon1971-111	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
125	Dec 16, 1971	Zenit-4M1971-112	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
126	Dec 17, 1971	DS-P1-Yu No. 451971-113	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
127	Dec 17, 1971	Strela-2M1971-114	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
128	Dec 19, 1971	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 251971-115	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
129	Dec 20, 1971	INTELSAT IV F31971-116	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
130	Dec 25, 1971	US-A reactor1971-117	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
131	Dec 27, 1971	Zenit-4MT1971-118	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
132	Dec 27, 1971	DS-U2-GKA No. 11971-119	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
133	Dec 29, 1971	Meteor-MV No. 181971-120	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.