Rocket launches in1971
The Soviet Union inaugurates the space-station era in April by launching Salyut 1 on a Proton; in October, the UK's Black Arrow carries Prospero to orbit from Woomera in South Australia — the only satellite Britain has ever launched on its own rocket, on a programme cancelled three months before the flight. Mariner 9 arrives at Mars in November as the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
Monthly Cadencecomplete
◇DEC·peak·20 launches↑4%·vs 1970
- launches
- 142 launches
- success · 125/142
- 88% success · 125/142
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1971 Launch Leaders
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142 launches
Jan 12, 1971 | Kosmos 390 Russia•Voskhod |
Jan 14, 1971 | Kosmos 391 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jan 20, 1971 | Meteor-1-7 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Jan 21, 1971 | Kosmos 392 Russia•Voskhod |
Jan 21, 1971 | OPS-7776 USA•Titan III(23)B |
Jan 26, 1971 | Kosmos 393 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jan 26, 1971 | Intelsat 4 F2 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Jan 31, 1971 | Apollo 14 USA•Saturn V |
Feb 3, 1971 | NATO 2 USA•Delta M |
Feb 9, 1971 | Kosmos 394 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Feb 16, 1971 | MS-T1 Japan•Mu 4S |
Feb 17, 1971 | Kosmos 395 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Feb 17, 1971 | DMSP-5A-F3 USA•Thor Burner 2 |
Feb 17, 1971Failure | KH-4B USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Feb 18, 1971 | Kosmos 396 Russia•Voskhod |
Feb 25, 1971 | Kosmos 397 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Feb 26, 1971 | Kosmos 398 Russia•Soyuz L |
Mar 3, 1971 | Kosmos 399 Russia•Voskhod |
Mar 3, 1971 | Shijian 1 China•Long March 1 |
Mar 5, 1971Failure | Kosmos 400b Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Mar 5, 1971Failure | Zenit-2M Russia•Voskhod |
Mar 13, 1971 | Explorer 43 USA•Delta M6 |
Mar 18, 1971 | Kosmos 400 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Mar 21, 1971 | OPS-4788 USA•Titan III(33)B |
Mar 24, 1971 | KH-4B USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Mar 27, 1971 | Kosmos 401 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 1, 1971 | ISIS-II USA•Delta E1 |
Apr 1, 1971 | Kosmos 402 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Apr 2, 1971 | Kosmos 403 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 4, 1971 | Kosmos 404 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Apr 5, 1971 | REV test USA•Atlas E/F |
Apr 7, 1971 | Kosmos 405 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Apr 14, 1971 | Kosmos 406 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 15, 1971 | Tournesol France•Diamant B |
Apr 17, 1971 | Meteor-1-8 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Apr 19, 1971 | Salyut 1 Russia•Proton K 8K82K |
Apr 22, 1971 | OPS-7899 USA•Titan III(23)B |
Apr 22, 1971Failure | Soyuz 10 Russia•Soyuz 7K-OKS |
Apr 23, 1971 | Kosmos 407 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Apr 24, 1971 | Kosmos 408 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Apr 24, 1971 | San Marco 3 USA•Scout B |
Apr 28, 1971 | Kosmos 409 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
May 5, 1971 | OPS-3811 USA•Titan III(23)C |
May 6, 1971 | Kosmos 410 Russia•Voskhod |
May 7, 1971 | Kosmos 411-418 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
May 9, 1971Failure | Mariner 8 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
May 10, 1971Failure | Kosmos 419 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
May 18, 1971 | Kosmos 420 Russia•Voskhod |
May 19, 1971 | Kosmos 421 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
May 19, 1971 | Mars 2 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
May 22, 1971 | Kosmos 422 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
May 27, 1971 | Kosmos 423 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
May 28, 1971 | Kosmos 424 Russia•Voskhod |
May 28, 1971 | Mars 3 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
May 29, 1971 | Kosmos 425 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
May 30, 1971 | Mariner 9 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Jun 4, 1971 | Kosmos 426 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jun 6, 1971 | Soyuz 11 Russia•Soyuz 7K-OKS |
Jun 8, 1971 | SESP-1 USA•Thor Burner 2 |
Jun 11, 1971 | Kosmos 427 Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 15, 1971 | OPS-8709 USA•Titan III(23)D |
Jun 20, 1971 | PAET USA•Scout B |
Jun 20, 1971 | SSTTP M1-17 USA•Titan II |
Jun 24, 1971 | Kosmos 428 Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 25, 1971Failure | Zenit-4M Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 26, 1971Failure | Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1 Russia•N1 |
Jun 29, 1971 | REV test USA•Atlas E/F-Trident |
Jul 8, 1971 | Explorer 44 USA•Scout B |
Jul 16, 1971 | Meteor-1-9 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Jul 16, 1971 | Ferret 16 USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Jul 20, 1971 | Kosmos 429 Russia•Voskhod |
Jul 22, 1971Failure | Kosmos 430 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jul 23, 1971 | Kosmos 430 Russia•Voskhod |
Jul 26, 1971 | Apollo 15 USA•Saturn V |
Jul 28, 1971 | Molniya-1-18 Russia•Molniya M |
Jul 30, 1971 | Kosmos 431 Russia•Voskhod |
Aug 3, 1971Failure | Kosmos 432 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Aug 5, 1971 | Kosmos 432 Russia•Voskhod |
Aug 7, 1971 | OV1-20 USA•Atlas E/F-OV1 |
Aug 8, 1971 | Kosmos 433 Russia•Tsyklon R-36-O |
Aug 12, 1971 | Kosmos 434 Russia•Soyuz L |
Aug 12, 1971 | OPS-8607 USA•Titan III(24)B |
Aug 16, 1971 | Eole USA•Scout B-1 |
Aug 19, 1971Failure | Zenit-4M Russia•Voskhod |
Aug 20, 1971Failure | TVC test Japan•Lambda 4SC |
Aug 27, 1971 | Kosmos 435 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Aug 28, 1971 | SSTTP M2-1 USA•Titan II |
Sep 1, 1971 | REV test USA•Atlas E/F |
Sep 2, 1971 | Luna 18 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
Sep 3, 1971 | X-ray astronomy mission Japan•Lambda 3H |
Sep 7, 1971 | Kosmos 436 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Sep 10, 1971 | Kosmos 437 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Sep 10, 1971 | KH-4B USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Sep 14, 1971 | Kosmos 438 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 20, 1971 | BIC USA•Scout B |
Sep 21, 1971 | Kosmos 439 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 24, 1971 | Kosmos 440 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Sep 28, 1971 | MS-F2 Japan•Mu 4S |
Sep 28, 1971 | Kosmos 441 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 28, 1971 | Luna 19 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
Sep 29, 1971 | OSO 7 USA•Delta N |
Sep 29, 1971 | Kosmos 442 Russia•Voskhod |
Oct 7, 1971 | Kosmos 443 Russia•Voskhod |
Oct 13, 1971 | Kosmos 444-451 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Oct 14, 1971 | DMSP-5B-F1 USA•Thor Burner 2A |
Oct 14, 1971 | Kosmos 452 Russia•Voskhod |
Oct 17, 1971 | ASTEX USA•Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D |
Oct 19, 1971 | Kosmos 453 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Oct 21, 1971Failure | ITOS-B USA•Delta N6 |
Oct 23, 1971 | OPS-7616 USA•Titan III(24)B |
Oct 28, 1971 | Prospero UK•Black Arrow |
Nov 2, 1971 | Kosmos 454 Russia•Voskhod |
Nov 3, 1971 | OPS-9431 USA•Titan III(23)C |
Nov 15, 1971 | Explorer 45 USA•Scout B |
Nov 17, 1971 | Kosmos 455 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Nov 19, 1971 | Kosmos 456 Russia•Voskhod |
Nov 20, 1971 | Kosmos 457 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Nov 24, 1971Failure | Kosmos 458 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Nov 24, 1971 | Molniya-2-1 Russia•Molniya M |
Nov 29, 1971 | Kosmos 458 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Nov 29, 1971 | Kosmos 459 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Nov 30, 1971 | Kosmos 460 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 2, 1971 | Interkosmos 5 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Dec 2, 1971 | Kosmos 461 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 3, 1971Failure | Zenit-2M Russia•Voskhod |
Dec 3, 1971 | Kosmos 462 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Dec 4, 1971Failure | AFP-827 USA•Atlas Agena D SLV-3A |
Dec 5, 1971Failure | Polaire France•Diamant B |
Dec 6, 1971 | Kosmos 463 Russia•Voskhod |
Dec 10, 1971 | Kosmos 464 Russia•Voskhod |
Dec 11, 1971 | Ariel 4 USA•Scout B-1 |
Dec 14, 1971 | Poppy USA•Thor ad SLV-2G Agena-D |
Dec 15, 1971 | Kosmos 465 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 16, 1971 | Kosmos 466 Russia•Voskhod |
Dec 17, 1971 | Kosmos 467 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Dec 17, 1971 | Kosmos 468 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 19, 1971 | Molniya-1-19 Russia•Molniya M |
Dec 20, 1971 | Intelsat 4 F3 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Dec 25, 1971 | Kosmos 469 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Dec 27, 1971 | Oreol 1 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 27, 1971 | Kosmos 470 Russia•Soyuz M |
Dec 29, 1971 | Meteor-1-10 Russia•Vostok 2M |
