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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 19, 1971, 10:50 p.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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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1971, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1971, 10:39 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 29

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 16, 1971, 9:39 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-3M | Zaliv 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1971, 4:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 14, 1971, 12:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout B-1 | Ariel 4

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 11, 1971, 8:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 4 primary mission was to study ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 28

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 10, 1971, 11 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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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 27

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 6, 1971, 9:50 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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Diamant B | Polaire

Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 5, 1971, 4:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Satellite similar to Tournesol (detect the presence of hydrogen in several directions of the celestial sphere) but in a more polar orbit. It failed to reach orbit.

Polar Orbit
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