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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 7

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 9, 1970, 11:04 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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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 36

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 8, 1970, 3:10 p.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-2M 13

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 8, 1970, 12:39 p.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.

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 1

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 3, 1970, 10:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 12

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 1, 1970, 8:20 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.

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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1970, 8:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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R-36O 8K69M | OGCh 23

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 25, 1970, 2:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

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Mu-4S | MS-F1

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Sept. 25, 1970, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First Japanese scientific satellite

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 3

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 22, 1970, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Luna | Luna-16

NPO Lavochkin | Russia
Mare Fecunditatis, Moon
Sept. 21, 1970, 7:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Return flight of Luna 16 from the Moon.

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