Orbital launches in 1971

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Orbital launches in 1971

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

Russia	92
United States	33
Europe	3
Japan	2
Italy	2
China	1
United Kingdom	1
Total	134

Rockets:

Voskhod	31
Kosmos-3M	20
Kosmos-2	15
Thor-Agena	6
Proton	6
Vostok-2M	5
Titan 3B	5
Tsyklon 2	5
Atlas-Centaur	4
Thor-Burner	3
Scout B	3
Molniya-M	3
Others	28

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	58
Baikonur	31
Vandenberg	19
Cape Canaveral	12
Kapustin Yar	3
Kourou	3
Others	8

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1971-01-12	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 390 (Zenit-4M #10, Rotor #10)	success
1971-01-14	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 391 (DS-P1-I #10)	success
1971-01-20	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 7	success
1971-01-21	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 23B	KH-8 30	success
1971-01-21	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 392 (Zenit-2M #16, Gektor #16)	success
1971-01-26	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Intelsat-4 2	success
1971-01-26	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 393 (DS-P1-Yu #39)	success
1971-01-31	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 14	success
1971-02-03	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M3	NATO IIB	success
1971-02-09	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 394 (DS-P1-M #3)	success
1971-02-16	Kagoshima	Mu Mu-4S	MS T1 (Tansei 1)	success
1971-02-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 395 (Tselina-O #8)	success
1971-02-17	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2	DSAP-5A F3 / 3 NRL sats	success
1971-02-17	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	KH-4B 13 / P-801 3	failure
1971-02-18	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 396 (Zenit-4M #11, Rotor #11)	success
1971-02-25	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 397 (I2P #6)	success
1971-02-26	Baikonur	Soyuz-L 11A511L	Kosmos 398 (L3 #2, T2K #2)	success
1971-03-03	Jiuquan	CZ-1	Shijian 1	success
1971-03-03	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 399 (Zenit-4M #12, Rotor #12)	success
1971-03-05	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	DS-P1-Yu #40	failure
1971-03-05	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-2M #17 (Gektor #17) / Nauka-2K	failure
1971-03-13	Cape Canaveral	Delta M M6	Explorer 43 (IMP I, IMP 6)	success
1971-03-18	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 400 (DS-P1-M #4)	success
1971-03-21	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 33B	Jumpseat 1	success
1971-03-24	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	KH-4B 14	success
1971-03-27	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 401 (Zenit-4M #13, Rotor #13)	success
1971-04-01	Vandenberg	Delta E1	Isis 2	success
1971-04-01	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 402 (US-A #2)	success
1971-04-02	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 403 (Zenit-2M #18, Gektor #18)	success
1971-04-04	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 404 (I2P #7)	success
1971-04-07	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 405 (Tselina-D #2)	success
1971-04-14	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 406 (Zenit-4M #14, Rotor #14)	success
1971-04-15	Kourou	Diamant B	Tournesol (D 2A)	success
1971-04-17	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 8	success
1971-04-19	Baikonur	Proton K	Salyut-1 (DOS 1)	success
1971-04-22	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 10	success
1971-04-22	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 23B	KH-8 31	success
1971-04-23	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 407 (Strela-2M #3)	success
1971-04-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 408 (DS-P1-Yu #41)	success
1971-04-24	San Marco	Scout B	San Marco 3	success
1971-04-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 409 (Sfera #6)	success
1971-05-05	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSP 2	success
1971-05-06	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 410 (Zenit-2M #19, Gektor #19) & Nauka-8KS	success
1971-05-07	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 411 - 418 (Strela-1M #9 - 16)	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
1971-05-18	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 420 (Zenit-4M #15, Rotor #15)	success
1971-05-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 421 (DS-P1-Yu #42)	success
1971-05-19	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 2 (4M 171)	success
1971-05-22	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 422 (Zaliv #8)	success
1971-05-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 423 (DS-P1-Yu #43)	success
1971-05-28	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Mars 3 (4M 172)	success
1971-05-28	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 424 (Zenit-4M #16, Rotor #16)	success
1971-05-29	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 425 (Tselina-O #9)	success
1971-05-30	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Mariner 9	success
1971-06-04	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 426 (DS-U2-K #1)	success
1971-06-06	Baikonur	Soyuz 11A511	Soyuz 11	success
1971-06-08	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2	P70-1	success
1971-06-11	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 427 (Zenit-4MK #5, Germes #5)	success
1971-06-15	Vandenberg	Titan 3D	KH-9 1	success
1971-06-24	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 428 (Zenit-2M #20, Gektor #20) & Nauka-1KS	success
1971-06-25	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-4M #17 (Rotor #17)	failure
1971-06-26	Baikonur	N1 11A52	LOK Model #1 / L3 Model #3	failure
1971-07-08	Wallops Island	Scout B	Explorer 44 (SE C, Solrad 10)	success
1971-07-16	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	Strawman 4 & RM 19	success
1971-07-16	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 9	success
1971-07-20	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 429 (Zenit-4M #18, Rotor #18)	success
1971-07-22	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Tselina-O #10	failure
1971-07-23	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 430 (Zenit-4M #19, Rotor #19)	success
1971-07-26	Cape Canaveral	Saturn V	Apollo 15	success
1971-07-28	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1 18 (Molniya-1 20L)	success
1971-07-30	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 431 (Zenit-2M #21, Gektor #21)	success
1971-08-03	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	DS-P1-Yu #44	failure
1971-08-05	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 432 (Zenit-4M #20, Rotor #20)	success
1971-08-07	Vandenberg	Atlas F	OV1 20 / LOADS 2 / OV1 21 / RTDS / Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 / Mylar Balloon / Rigidsphere / LCS 4	success
1971-08-08	Baikonur	R-36-O 8K69M	Kosmos 433 (OGCh #24)	success
1971-08-12	Baikonur	Soyuz-L 11A511L	Kosmos 434 (L3 #3, T2K #3)	success
1971-08-12	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 32	success
1971-08-16	Wallops Island	Scout B1	Eole	success
1971-08-19	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-4M #21 (Rotor #21)	failure
1971-08-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 435 (DS-P1-Yu #45)	success
1971-09-02	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna 18 (Luna Ye-8-5 #407)	success
1971-09-07	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 436 (Tselina-O #11)	success
1971-09-10	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 437 (Tselina-O #12)	success
1971-09-10	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2H Agena D	KH-4B 15 / Arroyo	success
1971-09-14	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 438 (Zenit-4MK #6, Germes #6)	success
1971-09-21	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 439 (Zenit-2M #22 Gektor #22)	success
1971-09-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 440 (DS-P1-I #11)	success
1971-09-28	Kagoshima	Mu Mu-4S	SS 1 (Shinsei)	success
1971-09-28	Baikonur	Proton K/D	Luna 19 (Luna Ye-8LS #202)	success
1971-09-28	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 441 (Zenit-4M #22, Rotor #22)	success
1971-09-29	Cape Canaveral	Delta N N3	OSO 7 / TTS 4	failure
1971-09-29	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 442 (Zenit-4M #23, Rotor #23)	success
1971-10-07	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 443 (Zenit-2M #23, Gektor #23) / Nauka-8KS	success
1971-10-13	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 444 - 451 (Strela-1M #17 - 24)	success
1971-10-14	Vandenberg	Thor-Burner Thor-LV2F Burner-2A	DSAP-5B F1	success
1971-10-14	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 452 (Zenit-4M #24, Rotor #24)	success
1971-10-17	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	ASTEX (P71-2)	success
1971-10-19	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 453 (DS-P1-Yu #46)	success
1971-10-21	Vandenberg	Delta N N6	Delta 86	failure
1971-10-23	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 33	success
1971-10-28	Woomera	Black Arrow	Prospero	success
1971-11-02	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 454 (Zenit-4M #25, Rotor #25)	success
1971-11-03	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSCS-2 1 / DSCS-2 2	success
1971-11-05	Kourou	Europa 2	STV 4	failure
1971-11-15	San Marco	Scout B	Explorer 45 (SSS A)	success
1971-11-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 455 (DS-P1-Yu #47)	success
1971-11-19	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 456 (Zenit-4M #26, Rotor #26)	success
1971-11-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 457 (Sfera #7)	success
1971-11-24	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	DS-P1-I #12	failure
1971-11-24	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-2 1	success
1971-11-29	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 458 (DS-P1-Yu #48)	success
1971-11-29	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 459 (DS-P1-M #5)	success
1971-11-30	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 460 (Tselina-O #13)	success
1971-12-02	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-2 11K63	Interkosmos 5 (DS-U2-IK #2)	success
1971-12-02	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 461 (DS-U2-MT #1)	success
1971-12-03	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 462 (I2P #8)	success
1971-12-03	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Zenit-2M #24 (Gektor #24)	failure
1971-12-04	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Agena Atlas SLV-3A / Agena D	Canyon 4	failure
1971-12-05	Kourou	Diamant B	Polaire (D 2A)	failure
1971-12-06	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 463 (Zenit-4M #27, Rotor #27)	success
1971-12-10	Plesetsk	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 464 (Zenit-4M #28, Rotor #28)	success
1971-12-11	Vandenberg	Scout B1	Ariel 4 (UK 4)	success
1971-12-14	Vandenberg	Thor-Agena Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D	Poppy 9A / Poppy 9B / Poppy 9C / Poppy 9D	success
1971-12-15	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 465 (Zaliv #9)	success
1971-12-16	Baikonur	Voskhod 11A57	Kosmos 466 (Zenit-4M #29, Rotor #29)	success
1971-12-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-2 11K63	Kosmos 467 (DS-P1-Yu #49)	success
1971-12-17	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 468 (Strela-2M #4)	success
1971-12-19	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1 19 (Molniya-1 25L)	success
1971-12-20	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D	Intelsat-4 3	success
1971-12-25	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 469 (US-A #3)	success
1971-12-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Oreol 1 (Aureole 1) (DS-U2-GKA #1)	success
1971-12-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-M 11A511M	Kosmos 470 (Zenit-4MT #1, Orion #1)	success
1971-12-29	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-1 10	success