Rocket launches in1972
Apollo 16 lands in the lunar highlands in April; Apollo 17 follows in December with the last humans to stand on the Moon — a record that still holds. NASA sends Pioneer 10 toward Jupiter on an Atlas-Centaur in March, the first probe aimed past the asteroid belt.
Monthly Cadencecomplete
◇MAR·peak·14 launches↓19%·vs 1971
- launches
- 115 launches
- success · 107/115
- 93% success · 107/115
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- 1 provider
1972 Launch Leaders
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115 launches
Jan 12, 1972 | Kosmos 471 Russia•Voskhod |
Jan 20, 1972 | OPS-1737 USA•Titan III(23)D |
Jan 23, 1972 | Intelsat 4 F4 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Jan 25, 1972 | Kosmos 472 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jan 31, 1972 | HEOS-2 USA•Delta L |
Feb 3, 1972 | Kosmos 473 Russia•Voskhod |
Feb 14, 1972 | Luna 20 Russia•Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824 |
Feb 16, 1972 | Kosmos 474 Russia•Voskhod |
Feb 16, 1972Failure | OPS-1844 USA•Titan III(33)B |
Feb 25, 1972 | Kosmos 475 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Mar 1, 1972 | OPS-1570 USA•Titan III(23)C |
Mar 1, 1972 | Kosmos 476 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Mar 3, 1972 | Pioneer 10 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Mar 4, 1972 | Kosmos 477 Russia•Voskhod |
Mar 12, 1972 | TD-1A USA•Delta N |
Mar 15, 1972 | Kosmos 478 Russia•Voskhod |
Mar 17, 1972 | OPS-1678 USA•Titan III(24)B |
Mar 22, 1972 | Kosmos 479 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Mar 24, 1972 | DMSP-5B-F2 USA•Thor Burner 2A |
Mar 25, 1972 | Kosmos 480 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Mar 25, 1972 | Kosmos 481 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Mar 27, 1972 | Venera 8 Russia•Molniya M |
Mar 30, 1972 | Meteor-1-11 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Mar 31, 1972Failure | Kosmos 482 Russia•Molniya M |
Apr 3, 1972 | Kosmos 483 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 4, 1972 | Molniya-1-20 Russia•Molniya M |
Apr 6, 1972 | Kosmos 484 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 7, 1972 | Interkosmos 6 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 11, 1972 | Kosmos 485 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Apr 14, 1972 | Prognoz 1 Russia•Molniya M |
Apr 14, 1972 | Kosmos 486 Russia•Voskhod |
Apr 16, 1972 | Apollo 16 USA•Saturn V |
Apr 19, 1972 | KH-4B USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Apr 21, 1972 | Kosmos 487 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Apr 25, 1972Failure | Kosmos 488 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
May 5, 1972 | Kosmos 488 Russia•Voskhod |
May 6, 1972 | Kosmos 489 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
May 17, 1972 | Kosmos 490 Russia•Voskhod |
May 19, 1972 | Molniya-2-2 Russia•Molniya M |
May 20, 1972Failure | OPS-6574 USA•Titan III(24)B |
May 24, 1972 | SSTTP M2-10 USA•Titan II |
May 25, 1972 | Kosmos 491 Russia•Voskhod |
May 25, 1972 | KH-4B USA•Thor ad SLV-2H Agena-D |
Jun 9, 1972 | Kosmos 492 Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 13, 1972 | Intelsat 4 F5 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Jun 21, 1972 | Kosmos 493 Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 23, 1972 | Kosmos 494 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jun 23, 1972 | Kosmos 495 Russia•Voskhod |
Jun 26, 1972 | Kosmos 496 Russia•Soyuz 7K-T |
Jun 29, 1972 | Prognoz 2 Russia•Molniya M |
Jun 30, 1972 | Interkosmos 7 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jun 30, 1972 | Kosmos 497 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jun 30, 1972 | Meteor-1-12 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Jul 5, 1972 | Kosmos 498 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jul 6, 1972 | Kosmos 499 Russia•Voskhod |
Jul 7, 1972 | OPS-7293 USA•Titan III(23)D |
Jul 10, 1972 | Kosmos 500 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jul 12, 1972 | Kosmos 501 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Jul 13, 1972 | Kosmos 502 Russia•Soyuz M |
Jul 19, 1972 | Kosmos 503 Russia•Voskhod |
Jul 20, 1972 | Kosmos 504-511 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jul 23, 1972 | Landsat 1 USA•Delta 904 |
Jul 28, 1972 | Kosmos 512 Russia•Voskhod |
Jul 29, 1972Failure | DOS-2 Russia•Proton K 8K82K |
Aug 2, 1972 | Kosmos 513 Russia•Voskhod |
Aug 13, 1972 | Explorer 46 USA•Scout D-1 |
Aug 16, 1972 | Kosmos 514 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Aug 18, 1972 | Kosmos 515 Russia•Voskhod |
Aug 19, 1972 | REXS Japan•Mu 4S |
Aug 21, 1972 | OAO-3 USA•Atlas Centaur SLV-3C |
Aug 21, 1972 | Kosmos 516 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Aug 30, 1972 | Kosmos 517 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 1, 1972 | OPS-8888 USA•Titan III(24)B |
Sep 2, 1972Failure | Zenit-4M Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 2, 1972 | Triad 1 USA•Scout B-1 |
Sep 15, 1972 | Kosmos 518 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 16, 1972 | Kosmos 519 Russia•Voskhod |
Sep 19, 1972 | Kosmos 520 Russia•Molniya M |
Sep 23, 1972 | Explorer 47 USA•Delta 1604 |
Sep 29, 1972 | Kosmos 521 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Sep 30, 1972 | Molniya-2-3 Russia•Molniya M |
Oct 2, 1972 | P72-1 USA•Atlas E/F-Burner-2A |
Oct 4, 1972 | Kosmos 522 Russia•Voskhod |
Oct 5, 1972 | Kosmos 523 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Oct 10, 1972 | OPS-8314 USA•Titan III(23)D |
Oct 11, 1972 | Kosmos 524 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Oct 11, 1972 | SSTTP M2-14 USA•Titan II |
Oct 14, 1972 | Molniya-1-21 Russia•Molniya M |
Oct 15, 1972 | NOAA-2 USA•Delta 300 |
Oct 17, 1972Failure | Kosmos 525 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Oct 18, 1972 | Kosmos 525 Russia•Voskhod |
Oct 25, 1972 | Kosmos 526 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Oct 26, 1972 | Meteor-1-13 Russia•Vostok 2M |
Oct 31, 1972 | Kosmos 527 Russia•Voskhod |
Nov 1, 1972 | Kosmos 528-535 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Nov 3, 1972 | Kosmos 536 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Nov 9, 1972 | DMSP-5B-F3 USA•Thor Burner 2A |
Nov 10, 1972 | Anik-A1 USA•Delta 1914 |
Nov 15, 1972 | Explorer 48 USA•Scout D-1 |
Nov 22, 1972 | ESRO 4 USA•Scout D-1 |
Nov 23, 1972Failure | Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1 Russia•N1 |
Nov 25, 1972 | Kosmos 537 Russia•Voskhod |
Nov 30, 1972 | Interkosmos 8 Russia•Kosmos 2 |
Dec 2, 1972 | Molniya-1-22 Russia•Molniya M |
Dec 7, 1972 | Apollo 17 USA•Saturn V |
Dec 11, 1972 | Nimbus-5 USA•Delta 900 |
Dec 12, 1972 | Molniya-2-4 Russia•Molniya M |
Dec 14, 1972 | Kosmos 538 Russia•Voskhod |
Dec 16, 1972 | Aeros-A USA•Scout D-1 |
Dec 20, 1972 | AFP-827 USA•Atlas Agena D SLV-3A |
Dec 21, 1972 | Kosmos 539 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 21, 1972 | OPS-3978 USA•Titan III(24)B |
Dec 25, 1972 | Kosmos 540 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 27, 1972 | Kosmos 541 Russia•Soyuz M |
Dec 28, 1972 | Kosmos 542 Russia•Vostok 2M |