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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 14

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1971, 9:06 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

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Titan 33B | Jumpseat 1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 21, 1971, 3:45 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Signal intelligence satellite operating from highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits.

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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 18, 1971, 9:45 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

ASAT target satellite

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Thor Delta M6 | IMP 6

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 13, 1971, 4:15 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

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Kosmos 11K63 | Zenit-2M 17

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 5, 1971, 8:15 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

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.

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Voskhod | DS-P1-Yu 40

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1971, 1:02 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

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

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Long March 1 | Shijian 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 3, 1971, 12:02 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Shi Jian 1 (SJ-1) was the second Chinese satellite. It was designed and built by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The 221 kg SJ-1 spacecraft was based on the DFH-1 satellite, from which it inherited the 1 m pressurized spherical structure, but it was powered by Silicon solar cells, which were mounted on 14 trapezoidal planes on the upper and lower hemispherical shells. Batteries and transmitters were housed in the pressurized compartment. SJ-1 was spin-stabilized.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 12

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 3, 1971, 9:30 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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