Rocket launches in1975

On July 17, an American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz dock in orbit for the first time — crews exchange handshakes 220 kilometres up while the world watches. ESA places its first scientific satellite, COS-B, into orbit on a NASA Delta in August.

Monthly Cadencecomplete

SEPpeak17 launches↑12%vs 1974

launches: 135
success · 127/135: 94%
provider: 1

1975 launch leaders

Countries

Russia

Countries

Russia

Rockets

Voskhod

1975 highlights

Jul 15Saturn I B

Success

American and Soviet spacecraft dock in orbit for the first time

The Apollo and Soyuz 19 crews shook hands through the hatch and spent two days visiting each other's ships. It was Apollo's final flight.

Apr 5Soyuz 7K-T

Failure

Soyuz 18a's crew survives a rocket failure on the way to orbit

The stages failed to separate cleanly, and the capsule fell back under up to 21 g. It landed on a snowy Altai mountainside.

Apr 19Kosmos 3M

Success

India's first satellite, Aryabhata, rides a Soviet rocket to orbit

ISRO built Aryabhata to study X-rays, the Sun and the upper atmosphere. A power failure ended its experiments after four days.

Jun 8Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824

Success

Venera 9 sends back the first pictures from the surface of Venus

The lander lasted 53 minutes in 485-degree Celsius heat before falling silent. Its orbiter became the first spacecraft to circle Venus.

Aug 20Titan III(23)E

Success

Viking 1 leaves for America's first landing on Mars

The lander touched down in July 1976 and sent back pictures and weather reports from Mars until November 1982.

Nov 16Long March 2

Success

China brings a satellite back from orbit for the first time

The reconnaissance satellite dropped its film capsule in Guizhou after three days. China became the third country to recover a satellite from orbit.

All 1975 launches

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135 launches


January
Jan 10, 197502:27:00 UTC	SOFT-1 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Jan 11, 197521:43:00 UTC	Soyuz 17 Russia • Soyuz 7K-T	-	Soyuz 7K-T	Success
Jan 17, 197509:07:00 UTC	Kosmos 702 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jan 21, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 703 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jan 22, 197517:56:00 UTC	Landsat 2 USA • Delta 2910	-	Delta 2910	Success
Jan 23, 197511:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 704 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jan 28, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 705 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jan 30, 197515:02:00 UTC	Kosmos 706 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
February
Feb 5, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 707 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Feb 6, 197504:49:00 UTC	Molniya 2-12 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Feb 6, 197516:35:00 UTC	Starlette France • Diamant BP4	-	Diamant BP4	Success
Feb 6, 197522:04:00 UTC	SMS-2 USA • Delta 2914	-	Delta 2914	Success
Feb 12, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 708 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Feb 12, 197514:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 709 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Feb 20, 197523:35:00 UTCFailure	Intelsat 4 F6 USA • Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	-	Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	Failure
Feb 24, 197505:25:00 UTC	SRATS Japan • Mu 3C	-	Mu 3C	Success
Feb 26, 197509:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 710 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Feb 28, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 711-718 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
March
Mar 10, 197504:41:00 UTC	OPS-2439 USA • Titan III(34)B	-	Titan III(34)B	Success
Mar 12, 197508:55:00 UTC	Kosmos 719 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 21, 197506:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 720 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Mar 26, 197508:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 721 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Mar 27, 197500:00:00 UTC	Interkosmos 13 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Mar 27, 197508:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 722 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
April
Apr 1, 197512:30:00 UTC	Meteor 1-21 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Apr 2, 197511:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 723 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Apr 5, 197511:04:00 UTCFailure	Soyuz 18A Russia • Soyuz 7K-T	-	Soyuz 7K-T	Failure
Apr 7, 197511:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 724 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Apr 8, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 725 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Apr 10, 197523:50:00 UTC	GEOS-C USA • Delta 1410	-	Delta 1410	Success
Apr 11, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 726 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Apr 13, 197500:51:00 UTCFailure	P72-2 USA • Atlas E/F-Star-17A	-	Atlas E/F-Star-17A	Failure
Apr 14, 197517:53:00 UTC	Molniya 3-12L Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Apr 16, 197508:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 727 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Apr 18, 197510:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 728 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 18, 197516:48:00 UTC	OPS-4883 USA • Titan III(24)B	-	Titan III(24)B	Success
Apr 19, 197500:00:00 UTC	Aryabhata 1 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Apr 22, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 729 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Apr 24, 197508:05:00 UTC	Kosmos 730 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Apr 29, 197510:24:00 UTC	Molniya 1-29 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
May
May 7, 197522:45:00 UTC	Explorer 53 USA • Scout F-1	-	Scout F-1	Success
May 7, 197523:35:00 UTC	Anik-A3 USA • Delta 2914	-	Delta 2914	Success
May 17, 197510:32:00 UTC	Castor / Pollux France • Diamant BP4	-	Diamant BP4	Success
May 20, 197514:03:00 UTCFailure	OPS-9435 USA • Titan III(23)C	-	Titan III(23)C	Failure
May 21, 197506:59:00 UTC	Kosmos 731 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 22, 197522:04:00 UTC	Intelsat 4 F1 USA • Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	-	Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	Success
May 24, 197503:22:00 UTC	DMSP-5C-F2 USA • Thor Burner 2A	-	Thor Burner 2A	Success
May 24, 197514:58:00 UTC	Soyuz 18 Russia • Soyuz 7K-T	-	Soyuz 7K-T	Success
May 28, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 732-739 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
May 28, 197507:29:00 UTC	Kosmos 740 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
May 30, 197506:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 741 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
June
Jun 3, 197500:00:00 UTCFailure	Interkosmos 14 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Failure
Jun 3, 197513:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 742 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 5, 197501:38:00 UTC	Molniya 1-30 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jun 8, 197502:38:00 UTC	Venera 9 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Success
Jun 8, 197518:30:00 UTC	OPS-6381 USA • Titan III(23)D	-	Titan III(23)D	Success
Jun 12, 197508:12:00 UTC	Nimbus-6 USA • Delta 2910	-	Delta 2910	Success
Jun 12, 197512:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 743 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Jun 14, 197503:00:00 UTC	Venera 10 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Success
Jun 18, 197509:00:00 UTC	AFP-827 USA • Atlas Agena D SLV-3A	-	Atlas Agena D SLV-3A	Success
Jun 20, 197506:54:00 UTC	Kosmos 744 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Jun 21, 197511:43:00 UTC	OSO-8 USA • Delta 1910	-	Delta 1910	Success
Jun 24, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 745 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jun 25, 197513:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 746 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jun 27, 197513:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 747 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
July
Jul 3, 197513:40:00 UTC	Kosmos 748 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 4, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 749 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jul 8, 197505:05:00 UTC	Molniya 2-13 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Jul 11, 197504:15:00 UTC	Meteor 2-1 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Jul 15, 197512:20:00 UTC	Soyuz 19 Russia • Soyuz 7K-TM	-	Soyuz 7K-TM	Success
Jul 15, 197519:50:01 UTC	Apollo-Soyuz Test Project USA • Saturn I B	-	Saturn I B	Success
Jul 17, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 750 Russia • Kosmos 2	-	Kosmos 2	Success
Jul 23, 197513:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 751 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Jul 24, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 752 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Jul 31, 197513:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 753 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
August
Aug 7, 197500:00:00 UTC	DG-2 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Aug 9, 197501:47:00 UTC	COS-B USA • Delta 2913	-	Delta 2913	Success
Aug 13, 197507:21:00 UTC	Kosmos 754 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Aug 14, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 755 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Aug 20, 197521:22:00 UTC	Viking 1 USA • Titan III(23)E	-	Titan III(23)E	Success
Aug 22, 197502:11:00 UTC	Kosmos 756 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Aug 27, 197501:42:00 UTC	Symphonie-2 USA • Delta 2914	-	Delta 2914	Success
Aug 27, 197514:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 757 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
September
Sep 2, 197513:09:00 UTC	Molniya 1-31 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Sep 5, 197514:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 758 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 9, 197500:19:00 UTC	Molniya 2-14 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Sep 9, 197505:30:00 UTC	ETS-1 Japan • Thor N-I	-	Thor N-I	Success
Sep 9, 197518:39:00 UTC	Viking 2 USA • Titan III(23)E	-	Titan III(23)E	Success
Sep 12, 197505:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 759 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 16, 197509:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 760 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 17, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 761-768 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Sep 18, 197500:12:00 UTC	Meteor 1-22 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Sep 19, 197500:00:00 UTC	Missile defense test tracking target USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Sep 23, 197510:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 769 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Sep 24, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 770 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Sep 25, 197509:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 771 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 26, 197500:17:00 UTC	Intelsat 4A F1 USA • Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	-	Atlas Centaur SLV-3D	Success
Sep 27, 197508:37:00 UTC	Aura France • Diamant BP4	-	Diamant BP4	Success
Sep 29, 197504:15:00 UTC	Kosmos 772 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Sep 30, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 773 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
October
Oct 1, 197508:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 774 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 6, 197509:01:00 UTC	Explorer 54 USA • Delta 2910	-	Delta 2910	Success
Oct 8, 197500:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 775 Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86	-	Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86	Success
Oct 9, 197519:15:00 UTC	OPS-5499 USA • Titan III(24)B	-	Titan III(24)B	Success
Oct 12, 197506:39:00 UTC	Triad 2 USA • Scout D-1	-	Scout D-1	Success
Oct 16, 197504:04:00 UTCFailure	Luna E-8-5M #412 Russia • Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	-	Proton K/D 8K82K/11S824	Failure
Oct 16, 197522:40:00 UTC	GOES-A USA • Delta 2914	-	Delta 2914	Success
Oct 17, 197514:30:00 UTC	Kosmos 776 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Oct 29, 197511:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 777 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
November
Nov 4, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 778 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Nov 4, 197515:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 779 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Nov 6, 197500:00:00 UTC	Missile defense test tracking target USA • Thor DSV-2J	-	Thor DSV-2J	Success
Nov 14, 197519:14:00 UTC	Molniya 3-13L Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Nov 16, 197503:29:00 UTC	FSW-0 No.1 China • Long March 2	-	Long March 2	Success
Nov 17, 197514:36:00 UTC	Soyuz 20 Russia • Soyuz 7K-T/A9	-	Soyuz 7K-T/A9	Success
Nov 20, 197502:06:00 UTC	Explorer 55 USA • Delta 2910	-	Delta 2910	Success
Nov 21, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 781 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Nov 21, 197509:20:00 UTC	Kosmos 780 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Nov 25, 197517:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 782 Russia • Soyuz U	-	Soyuz U	Success
Nov 28, 197500:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 783 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
December
Dec 3, 197510:00:00 UTC	Kosmos 784 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Dec 4, 197500:00:00 UTC	DG-4 USA • Titan II	-	Titan II	Success
Dec 4, 197520:38:00 UTC	OPS-4428 USA • Titan III(23)D	-	Titan III(23)D	Success
Dec 6, 197503:35:00 UTCFailure	Dual Air Density Explorer-A USA • Scout F-1	-	Scout F-1	Failure
Dec 11, 197500:00:00 UTC	Interkosmos 14 Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Success
Dec 12, 197512:45:00 UTC	Kosmos 785 Russia • Tsyklon 2	-	Tsyklon 2	Success
Dec 13, 197501:56:00 UTC	Satcom-1 USA • Delta 3914	-	Delta 3914	Success
Dec 14, 197505:15:00 UTC	OPS-3165 USA • Titan III(23)C	-	Titan III(23)C	Success
Dec 16, 197509:50:00 UTC	Kosmos 786 Russia • Voskhod	-	Voskhod	Success
Dec 17, 197511:06:00 UTC	Molniya 2-15 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Dec 19, 197500:00:00 UTCFailure	Kosmos 787a Russia • Kosmos 3M	-	Kosmos 3M	Failure
Dec 22, 197502:08:00 UTC	Prognoz 4 Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success
Dec 22, 197513:00:00 UTC	Gran' #11L Russia • Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86	-	Proton K/DM 8K82K/11S86	Success
Dec 25, 197519:00:00 UTC	Meteor 1-23 Russia • Vostok 2M	-	Vostok 2M	Success
Dec 27, 197510:22:00 UTC	Molniya 3-15L Russia • Molniya M	-	Molniya M	Success