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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
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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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Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 2

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 1971, 5:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.

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Tsiklon-2 | I2P 6

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 25, 1971, 11:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The I2P satellites were the first soviet coorbital ASAT system.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 11

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 18, 1971, 1:59 p.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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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1971, 9:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 13

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 17, 1971, 8:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 17, 1971, 3:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

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Mu-4S | Tansei-1

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 16, 1971, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese technological test satellite designed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo.

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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 9, 1971, 6:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

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