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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 9

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 30, 1971, 10:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 29, 1971, 3:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Mars-3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 28, 1971, 3:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 16

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 28, 1971, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 43

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 27, 1971, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 1971, 12:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The first soviet navigation system called Tsiklon consisted of Zaliv satellites in low earth orbit.

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Proton | Mars-2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 19, 1971, 4:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 42

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 19, 1971, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 15

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 18, 1971, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Mars-2d

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 10, 1971, 4:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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