// year 1972

Orbital launches in 1972

113 launch attempts in 1972: 105 succeeded and 8 failed. Together they carried 175 payloads, 2 of them crewed.

113 launches105 successful175 payloads

1971 All years 1973

By country

Soviet Union79

United States32

Japan1

Italy1

By rocket

Voskhod 11A5729 Kosmos 11K65M14 Kosmos 11K6313 Molniya 8K78M11 Vostok 8A92M5 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur4 Titan 24B4 Scout D-14 Titan IIID3 Thor Burner 2A2

By spaceport

Plesetsk55 Baikonur22 Vandenberg21 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy10 Kapustin Yar2 Wallops1 Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1 San Marco1

Launches by month

551411710118912912

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1972

113 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 12, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-001	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
2	Jan 20, 1972	HEXAGON SV-21972-002	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
3	Jan 23, 1972	INTELSAT IV F41972-003	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
4	Jan 25, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 521972-004	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
5	Jan 31, 1972	HEOS A21972-005	Thor Delta L	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
6	Feb 3, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-006	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Feb 14, 1972	VA1972-007	Proton-K/D	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
8	Feb 16, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-008	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
9	Feb 16, 1972	Jumpseat 21972-F01	Titan 33B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Failure
10	Feb 25, 1972	Tsiklon1972-009	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Mar 1, 1972	DSP 41972-010	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
12	Mar 1, 1972	Tselina-D1972-011	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
13	Mar 3, 1972	Pioneer F1972-012	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
14	Mar 4, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-013	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
15	Mar 12, 1972	TD-1A1972-014	Thor Delta N	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
16	Mar 15, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-015	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Mar 17, 1972	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43341972-016	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
18	Mar 22, 1972	Tselina-OM1972-017	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
19	Mar 24, 1972	DMSP Block 5B F-2 (SV-1)1972-018	Thor Burner 2A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
20	Mar 25, 1972	Sfera1972-019	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
21	Mar 25, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 461972-020	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Mar 27, 1972	4V-1 No. 6701972-021	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
23	Mar 30, 1972	Meteor-MV No. 231972-022	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 31, 1972	4V-1 No. 6711972-023	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure · 0.4
25	Apr 3, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-024	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
26	Apr 4, 1972	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 271972-025	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
27	Apr 6, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-026	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
28	Apr 7, 1972	Energiya No. 11972-027	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
29	Apr 11, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 581972-028	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
30	Apr 14, 1972	SO No. 5011972-029	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
31	Apr 14, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-030	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	Apr 16, 1972	Apollo CM-1131972-031	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	5	Success
33	Apr 19, 1972	CORONA CR-161972-032	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
34	Apr 21, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 571972-033	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 25, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 511972-F02	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
36	May 5, 1972	Zenit-4MK1972-034	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
37	May 6, 1972	Tsiklon1972-035	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	May 17, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-036	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
39	May 19, 1972	Molniya-21972-037	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
40	May 20, 1972	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43351972-F03	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Failure
41	May 25, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-038	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	May 25, 1972	CORONA CR-8R1972-039	Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
43	Jun 9, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-040	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
44	Jun 13, 1972	INTELSAT IV F51972-041	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
45	Jun 21, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-042	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
46	Jun 23, 1972	Strela-2M1972-043	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
47	Jun 23, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-044	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
48	Jun 26, 1972	Soyuz 7K-T No. 33A1972-045	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
49	Jun 29, 1972	SO-M No. 5031972-046	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	Jun 30, 1972	DS-U3-IK No. 31972-047	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	Jun 30, 1972	DS-P1-I No. 121972-048	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
52	Jun 30, 1972	Meteor-MV No. 261972-049	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
53	Jul 5, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 561972-050	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
54	Jul 6, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-051	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
55	Jul 7, 1972	HEXAGON SV-31972-052	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
56	Jul 10, 1972	Tselina-OM1972-053	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jul 12, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 501972-054	Kosmos 11K63	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
58	Jul 13, 1972	Zenit-4MT1972-055	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
59	Jul 19, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-056	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
60	Jul 20, 1972	Strela-1M1972-057	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
61	Jul 23, 1972	ERTS A1972-058	Delta 0900	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
62	Jul 28, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-059	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
63	Jul 29, 1972	DOS 2 (17K No. 122)1972-F04	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Failure
64	Aug 2, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-060	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
65	Aug 13, 1972	Meteoroid Technology Sat1972-061	Scout D-1	Wallops	United States	1	Success
66	Aug 16, 1972	Tsiklon GVM1972-062	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
67	Aug 18, 1972	Zenit-4MK1972-063	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Aug 19, 1972	REXS1972-064	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	1	Success
69	Aug 21, 1972	OAO-C1972-065	Atlas SLV-3C Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
70	Aug 21, 1972	US-A reactor1972-066	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
71	Aug 30, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-067	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
72	Sep 1, 1972	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43361972-068	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
73	Sep 2, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-F05	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
74	Sep 2, 1972	Triad OI-1X1972-069	Scout B-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
75	Sep 15, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-070	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
76	Sep 16, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-071	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
77	Sep 19, 1972	Oko1972-072	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
78	Sep 23, 1972	IMP H1972-073	Delta 1604	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
79	Sep 29, 1972	DS-P1-M No. 41972-074	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Sep 30, 1972	Molniya-21972-075	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Oct 2, 1972	Radcat1972-076	Atlas Burner 2	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
82	Oct 4, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-077	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
83	Oct 5, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 631972-078	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
84	Oct 10, 1972	HEXAGON SV-41972-079	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	6	Success
85	Oct 11, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 491972-080	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
86	Oct 14, 1972	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 261972-081	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
87	Oct 15, 1972	ITOS D1972-082	Delta 0300	Vandenberg	United States	2	Success
88	Oct 17, 1972	Strela-2M1972-F06	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
89	Oct 18, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-083	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
90	Oct 25, 1972	DS-P1-Yu No. 611972-084	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
91	Oct 26, 1972	Meteor-M No. 251972-085	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Oct 31, 1972	Zenit-4MK1972-086	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
93	Nov 1, 1972	Strela-1M1972-087	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
94	Nov 3, 1972	Tselina-OM1972-088	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
95	Nov 9, 1972	DMSP Block 5B F-31972-089	Thor Burner 2A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
96	Nov 10, 1972	Anik A11972-090	Delta 1914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
97	Nov 15, 1972	SAS B1972-091	Scout D-1	San Marco	Italy	1	Success
98	Nov 22, 1972	ESRO 41972-092	Scout D-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
99	Nov 23, 1972	Mockup LK1972-F07	N-1 11A52	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Failure
100	Nov 25, 1972	Zenit-2M1972-093	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
101	Nov 30, 1972	DS-U1-IK No. 21972-094	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
102	Dec 2, 1972	Molniya-1 11F67 No. 281972-095	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
103	Dec 7, 1972	Apollo CM-1141972-096	Saturn V	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
104	Dec 11, 1972	Nimbus E1972-097	Delta 0900	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
105	Dec 12, 1972	Molniya-21972-098	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
106	Dec 14, 1972	Zenit-4M1972-099	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Dec 16, 1972	GRS-B1972-100	Scout D-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
108	Dec 20, 1972	CANYON 51972-101	Atlas SLV-3A Agena D	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
109	Dec 21, 1972	Sfera1972-102	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
110	Dec 21, 1972	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43371972-103	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
111	Dec 25, 1972	Strela-2M1972-104	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
112	Dec 27, 1972	Zenit-4MT1972-105	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
113	Dec 28, 1972	Tselina-D1972-106	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success

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