Beyond Earth orbit launches in 1971
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Payload | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-01-31 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn V | Apollo 14 | success |
| 1971-05-09 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D | Mariner 8 | failure |
| 1971-05-10 | Baikonur | Proton K/D | Kosmos-419 (3MS 170) | pfailure |
| 1971-05-19 | Baikonur | Proton K/D | Mars 2 (4M 171) | success |
| 1971-05-28 | Baikonur | Proton K/D | Mars 3 (4M 172) | success |
| 1971-05-30 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D | Mariner 9 | success |
| 1971-07-26 | Cape Canaveral | Saturn V | Apollo 15 | success |
| 1971-09-02 | Baikonur | Proton K/D | Luna 18 (Luna Ye-8-5 #407) | success |
| 1971-09-28 | Baikonur | Proton K/D | Luna 19 (Luna Ye-8LS #202) | success |