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Molniya-M | Venera-8a

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 22, 1970, 5:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Venus lander

Venus Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 20, 1970, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 35

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 19, 1970, 2:59 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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Thor Delta M | Skynet IB

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 19, 1970, 12:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.

Geostationary Orbit
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Titan 23B | KH-8 28

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 18, 1970, 2:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Venera-7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 17, 1970, 5:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus lander

Venus Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-MG 2

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 10, 1970, 7:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the magnetic field of the Earth.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 76

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 7, 1970, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-IK 1

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aug. 7, 1970, 2:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to investigate the charged particle flows and ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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R-36O 8K69 | R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 22

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 1970, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
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