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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 8

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 9, 1971, 1:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

Mars Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 9-16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 7, 1971, 2:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 19

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 6, 1971, 6:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIC | DSP 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 5, 1971, 7:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to detect any ICBM or SLBM launched against the US and its allies.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1971, 2:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 41

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 24, 1971, 11:15 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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Scout B | San Marco 3

Vought | United States of America
Broglio Space Center, Kenya
April 24, 1971, 7:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Italian satellite designed to study the density, composition and temperature of the equatorial upper atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 23, 1971, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz | Soyuz 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 22, 1971, 11:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz 10 launched on 22 April 1971, 23:54:06 UTC. It carried commander Vladimir Shatalov, flight engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev and test engineer Nikolai Rukavishnikov into orbit. Flight was intended to become the world's first mission to the world's first space station, Salyut-1. Docking was not successful, and crew didn't enter the station. Crew returned to Earth, landing on 24 April 1971, 23:40 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan 23B | KH-8 31

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 22, 1971, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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