// year 1976

Orbital launches in 1976

131 launch attempts in 1976: 126 succeeded and 5 failed. Together they carried 229 payloads, 3 of them crewed.

131 launches126 successful229 payloads

1975 All years 1977

By country

Soviet Union100

United States26

China3

Japan2

By rocket

Kosmos 11K65M28 Soyuz-U24 Voskhod 11A5712 Molniya 8K78M11 Tsiklon-28 Delta 29146 Vostok 8A92M5 Kosmos 11K634 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur3 Titan IIIC2

By spaceport

Plesetsk65 Baikonur34 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy13 Vandenberg13 Jiuquan3 Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1 Tanegashima1 Kapustin Yar1

Launches by month

101011811121791111714

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1976

131 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 6, 1976	Tselina-OM1976-001	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
2	Jan 7, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-002	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
3	Jan 15, 1976	Helios 21976-003	Titan IIIE	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
4	Jan 17, 1976	CTS1976-004	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
5	Jan 20, 1976	Tsiklon-B1976-005	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
6	Jan 22, 1976	Molniya-1 11F658 No. 401976-006	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Jan 22, 1976	Tselina-OM1976-007	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
8	Jan 28, 1976	Strela-1M1976-008	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
9	Jan 29, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-009	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
10	Jan 29, 1976	INTELSAT IVA F21976-010	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
11	Feb 3, 1976	Zaliv1976-011	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
12	Feb 4, 1976	CORSA1976-F01	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	1	Failure
13	Feb 5, 1976	DS-P1-I No. 161976-012	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
14	Feb 11, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-013	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
15	Feb 12, 1976	Lira1976-014	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
16	Feb 16, 1976	IS1976-015	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Feb 19, 1976	DMSP Block 5C F-31976-016	Thor Burner 2A	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
18	Feb 19, 1976	Marisat A1976-017	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
19	Feb 20, 1976	Yantar'-2K No. 41976-018	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
20	Feb 29, 1976	ISS1976-019	N-1	Tanegashima	Japan	1	Success
21	Mar 10, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-020	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Mar 11, 1976	Molniya-11976-021	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
23	Mar 12, 1976	Vektor1976-022	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 15, 1976	LES 81976-023	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	4	Success
25	Mar 16, 1976	Tselina-D1976-024	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
26	Mar 18, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-025	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
27	Mar 19, 1976	Molniya-1 11F658 No. 421976-026	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
28	Mar 22, 1976	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43461976-027	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
29	Mar 26, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-028	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
30	Mar 26, 1976	RCA-B1976-029	Delta 3914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
31	Mar 31, 1976	Orion1976-030	Soyuz 11A511M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	Apr 6, 1976	Tselina-OM1976-031	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
33	Apr 7, 1976	Meteor No. 371976-032	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
34	Apr 9, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-033	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 13, 1976	IS1976-034	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
36	Apr 22, 1976	NATO 3A1976-035	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
37	Apr 28, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-036	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Apr 28, 1976	Romb 11976-037	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	25	Success
39	Apr 30, 1976	PARCAE 11976-038	Atlas F/MSD	Vandenberg	United States	4	Success
40	May 4, 1976	Lageos1976-039	Delta 2913	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
41	May 5, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-040	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	May 12, 1976	Molniya-3 No. 161976-041	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
43	May 13, 1976	Comstar D-11976-042	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
44	May 15, 1976	Meteor-Priroda No. 2-11976-043	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
45	May 18, 1976	DS-P1-Yu No. 781976-044	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
46	May 20, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-045	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
47	May 21, 1976	Fram1976-046	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
48	May 22, 1976	NNS O-151976-047	Scout B-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
49	May 26, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-048	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	May 28, 1976	Vektor1976-049	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	Jun 2, 1976	SDS 11976-050	Titan 34B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
52	Jun 2, 1976	Zaliv1976-051	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
53	Jun 8, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-052	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
54	Jun 10, 1976	Marisat B1976-053	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
55	Jun 15, 1976	Strela-1M1976-054	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
56	Jun 16, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-055	Voskhod 11A57	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jun 19, 1976	AUOS-Z-T-IK1976-056	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
58	Jun 22, 1976	Almaz OPS 31976-057	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
59	Jun 24, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-058	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
60	Jun 26, 1976	DSP 71976-059	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
61	Jun 29, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-060	Voskhod 11A57	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
62	Jun 29, 1976	Strela-2M1976-061	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
63	Jul 1, 1976	Molniya-21976-062	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
64	Jul 2, 1976	US-P1976-063	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
65	Jul 6, 1976	Soyuz 7K-T No. 411976-064	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
66	Jul 8, 1976	HEXAGON SV-121976-065	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	8	Success
67	Jul 8, 1976	Lira1976-067	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Jul 8, 1976	Palapa A11976-066	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
69	Jul 14, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-068	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Jul 15, 1976	Strela-2M1976-069	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
71	Jul 21, 1976	Geoid1976-070	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
72	Jul 21, 1976	IS1976-071	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
73	Jul 22, 1976	Yantar'-2K No. 51976-072	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
74	Jul 22, 1976	Comstar D-21976-073	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
75	Jul 23, 1976	Molniya-1 11F658 No. 431976-074	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
76	Jul 27, 1976	Tselina-OM1976-075	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
77	Jul 27, 1976	DS-U3-IK No. 61976-076	Kosmos 11K65M	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
78	Jul 29, 1976	ITOS H1976-077	Delta 2310	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
79	Jul 29, 1976	Zaliv1976-078	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Aug 4, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-079	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Aug 6, 1976	SDS 21976-080	Titan 34B	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
82	Aug 9, 1976	E-8-5M No. 4131976-081	Proton-K/D-1	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
83	Aug 12, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-082	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
84	Aug 18, 1976	DS-P1-I No. 171976-083	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Aug 26, 1976	DS-P1-Yu No. 791976-084	Kosmos 11K63	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
86	Aug 27, 1976	Tselina-D1976-085	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
87	Aug 28, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-086	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
88	Aug 30, 1976	JSSW1976-087	Feng Bao 1	Jiuquan	China	1	Success
89	Sep 1, 1976	Molniya-21976-088	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure · 0.4
90	Sep 1, 1976	TIP 31976-089	Scout D-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
91	Sep 3, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-090	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Sep 11, 1976	DMSP Block 5D S-11976-091	Thor DSV-2U	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
93	Sep 11, 1976	Gran' No. 12L1976-092	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
94	Sep 15, 1976	Soyuz 7K-TM No. 741976-093	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
95	Sep 15, 1976	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43471976-094	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
96	Sep 21, 1976	Orion1976-095	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
97	Sep 22, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-096	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
98	Sep 24, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-097	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
99	Sep 29, 1976	Strela-2M1976-098	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Oct 4, 1976	Fram1976-F02	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
101	Oct 10, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-099	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
102	Oct 14, 1976	Soyuz 7K-T(A9) No. 651976-100	Soyuz 11A511	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
103	Oct 14, 1976	Marisat C1976-101	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
104	Oct 15, 1976	Meteor No. 351976-102	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
105	Oct 17, 1976	US-A reactor1976-103	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
106	Oct 21, 1976	US-A reactor1976-104	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Oct 22, 1976	Oko1976-105	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
108	Oct 25, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-106	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
109	Oct 26, 1976	Ekran No. 11L1976-107	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
110	Oct 29, 1976	Parus1976-108	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
111	Nov 1, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-109	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
112	Nov 10, 1976	JSSW?1976-F03	Feng Bao 1	Jiuquan	China	1	Failure
113	Nov 11, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-110	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
114	Nov 23, 1976	Zenit-61976-111	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
115	Nov 25, 1976	SO-M No. 5051976-112	Molniya 8K78M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
116	Nov 26, 1976	US-P1976-113	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
117	Nov 29, 1976	Soyuz 7K-S No. 3L1976-114	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
118	Dec 2, 1976	Tselina-OM1976-115	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
119	Dec 2, 1976	Molniya-21976-116	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
120	Dec 7, 1976	FSW No. 31976-117	Chang Zheng 2C	Jiuquan	China	2	Success
121	Dec 7, 1976	Strela-1M1976-118	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
122	Dec 9, 1976	Zenit-2M1976-119	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
123	Dec 9, 1976	Lira1976-120	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
124	Dec 15, 1976	TKS VA No. 009A/11976-121	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
125	Dec 15, 1976	Tsikada1976-122	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
126	Dec 17, 1976	Zenit-4MK1976-123	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
127	Dec 17, 1976	Romb 21976-124	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	25	Success
128	Dec 19, 1976	KH11-1 KENNAN1976-125	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
129	Dec 27, 1976	IS1976-126	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
130	Dec 28, 1976	Molniya-3 No. 171976-127	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
131	Dec 28, 1976	Parus1976-128	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success

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