Orbital Launches of 1972

Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
12.01.1972 Kosmos 471 (Zenit-4M #30, Rotor #30) Voskhod TB
20.01.1972 KH-9 2 (Hexagon 2, OPS 1737)
P-11 4424 (OPS 7719)
Titan-3D Va SLC-4E
23.01.1972 Intelsat-4 4 Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D CC LC-36B
25.01.1972 Kosmos 472 (DS-P1-Yu #50) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
31.01.1972 HEOS 2 Delta-L Va SLC-2E
03.02.1972 Kosmos 473 (Zenit-2M #25, Gektor #25) Voskhod TB
14.02.1972 Luna 20 (Ye-8-5 #8) Proton-K Blok-D TB LC-81/24
16.02.1972 Jumpseat 2 (OPS 1844) Titan-3(33)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W Failure
16.02.1972 Kosmos 474 (Zenit-4M #31, Rotor #31) Voskhod TB
25.02.1972 Kosmos 475 (Tsiklon #10) Kosmos-3M Pl
01.03.1972 DSP 3 (OPS 1570) Titan-3(23)C CC LC-40
01.03.1972 Kosmos 476 (Tselina-D #3) Vostok-2M Pl
03.03.1972 Pioneer 10 Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D Star-37E CC LC-36A
04.03.1972 Kosmos 477 (Zenit-2M #26, Gektor #26) & Nauka-14KS 1L Voskhod Pl
12.03.1972 TD 1A Delta-N Va SLC-2E
15.03.1972 Kosmos 478 (Zenit-4M #32, Rotor #32) Voskhod Pl
17.03.1972 KH-8 34 (Gambit-3 34, OPS 1678) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
22.03.1972 Kosmos 479 (Tselina-O #14) Kosmos-3M Pl
24.03.1972 DSAP-5B F2 → DMSP-5B F2 (OPS 5058) Thor-LV2F Burner-2A Va SLC-10W
25.03.1972 Kosmos 481 (DS-P1-Yu #51) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
25.03.1972 Kosmos 480 (Sfera #8) Kosmos-3M Pl
27.03.1972 Venera 8 (V-72 #1) Molniya-M (Blok-MVL) TB
30.03.1972 Meteor-1 11 Vostok-2M Pl
31.03.1972 Kosmos 482 (Venera (9a), V-72 #2) Molniya-M (Blok-MVL) TB Partial Failure
03.04.1972 Kosmos 483 (Zenit-4M #33, Rotor #33) Voskhod Pl
04.04.1972 Molniya-1 20
SRET 1 (MAS 1)
Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl
05.04.1972 Kosmos 484 (Zenit-2M #27, Gektor #27) & Nauka-5KS 3L Voskhod Pl
07.04.1972 Interkosmos 6 (Energiya #1) Voskhod TB
11.04.1972 Kosmos 485 (DS-P1-Yu #52) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
14.04.1972 Kosmos 486 (Zenit-4M #34, Rotor #34) Voskhod Pl
14.04.1972 Prognoz 1 Molniya-M (Blok-SO-L) TB LC-31/6
16.04.1972 Apollo 16 (CSM 113)
LM 11
PFS 2
Saturn-5 CC LC-39A
19.04.1972 KH-4B 16 (Corona 144, OPS 5640) Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D Va SLC-3W
21.04.1972 Kosmos 487 (DS-P1-Yu #53) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
25.04.1972 Kosmos (488) (DS-P1-Yu #54) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1 Failure
05.05.1972 Kosmos 488 (Zenit-4MK #7, Germes #7) Voskhod Pl
06.05.1972 Kosmos 489 (Tsiklon #11) Kosmos-3M Pl
17.05.1972 Kosmos 490 (Zenit-2M #28, Gektor #28) & Nauka-1KS 5L Voskhod Pl
19.05.1972 Molniya-2 2 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl
20.05.1972 KH-8 35 (Gambit-3 35, OPS 6574) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W Failure
25.05.1972 KH-4B 17 (Corona 145, OPS 6371) Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D Va SLC-3W
25.05.1972 Kosmos 491 (Zenit-4M #35, Rotor #35) Voskhod TB
09.06.1972 Kosmos 492 (Zenit-4M #36, Rotor #36) Voskhod TB
13.06.1972 Intelsat-4 5 Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D CC LC-36B
21.06.1972 Kosmos 493 (Zenit-2M #29, Gektor #29) Voskhod TB
23.06.1972 Kosmos 494 (Strela-2M #5) Kosmos-3M Pl
23.06.1972 Kosmos 495 (Zenit-4M #37, Rotor #37) Voskhod Pl
26.06.1972 Kosmos 496 (Soyuz-Test) Soyuz TB
29.06.1972 Prognoz 2 Molniya-M (Blok-SO-L) TB LC-31/6
30.06.1972 Meteor-1 12 Vostok-2M Pl
30.06.1972 Interkosmos 7 (DS-U3-IK #3) Kosmos-2 KY LC-86/4
30.06.1972 Kosmos 497 (DS-P1-I #13) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
05.07.1972 Kosmos 498 (DS-P1-Yu #55) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
06.07.1972 Kosmos 499 (Zenit-4M #38, Rotor #38) Voskhod TB
07.07.1972 KH-9 3 (Hexagon 3, OPS 7293)
P-11 4425 (OPS 7803)
Titan-3D Va SLC-4E
10.07.1972 Kosmos 500 (Tselina-O #15) Kosmos-3M Pl
12.07.1972 Kosmos 501 (DS-P1-Yu #56) Kosmos-2 KY LC-86/4
13.07.1972 Kosmos 502 (Zenit-4MT #2, Orion #2) Soyuz-M Pl
19.07.1972 Kosmos 503 (Zenit-4M #39, Rotor #39) Voskhod Pl
20.07.1972 Kosmos 504 (Strela-1M #25)
Kosmos 505 (Strela-1M #26)
Kosmos 506 (Strela-1M #27)
Kosmos 507 (Strela-1M #28)
Kosmos 508 (Strela-1M #29)
Kosmos 509 (Strela-1M #30)
Kosmos 510 (Strela-1M #31)
Kosmos 511 (Strela-1M #32)
Kosmos-3M Pl
23.07.1972 ERTS 1 → Landsat 1 Delta-900 Va SLC-2W
28.07.1972 Kosmos 512 (Zenit-2M #30, Gektor #30) Voskhod Pl
29.07.1972 Salyut (2) (DOS 2) Proton-K TB LC-81/23 Failure
02.08.1972 Kosmos 513 (Zenit-4M #40, Rotor #40) Voskhod TB
13.08.1972 Explorer 46 (MTS A) Scout-D1 WI LA-3
16.08.1972 Kosmos 514 (Zaliv GVM #1) Kosmos-3M Pl
18.08.1972 Kosmos 515 (Zenit-4MK #8, Germes #8) Voskhod Pl
19.08.1972 REXS (Denpa) M-4S Ka
21.08.1972 Kosmos 516 (US-A #4) Tsiklon-2 TB LC-90
21.08.1972 OAO 3 (Copernicus) Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D CC LC-36B
30.08.1972 Kosmos 517 (Zenit-2M #31, Gektor #31) Voskhod TB
01.09.1972 KH-8 36 (Gambit-3 36, OPS 8888) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
02.09.1972 Triad 1 (TIP 1) Scout-B1 Va SLC-5
02.09.1972 Kosmos (518) (Zenit-4M #41, Rotor #41) Voskhod Pl Failure
15.09.1972 Kosmos 518 (Zenit-2M #32, Gektor #32) & Nauka Voskhod Pl
16.09.1972 Kosmos 519 (Zenit-4M #42, Rotor #42) Voskhod Pl
19.09.1972 Kosmos 520 (US-K #1) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl
23.09.1972 Explorer 47 (IMP I) Delta-1604 CC LC-17B
29.09.1972 Kosmos 521 (DS-P1-M #5) Kosmos-3M Pl
30.09.1972 Molniya-2 3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl
02.10.1972 Radsat (P72-1(a), OPS 8180a)
Radcat (P72-1(b), OPS 8180b)
Atlas-F Burner-2 Va BMRS-A1
04.10.1972 Kosmos 522 (Zenit-4M #43, Rotor #43) Voskhod Pl
05.10.1972 Kosmos 523 (DS-P1-Yu #57) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
10.10.1972 KH-9 4 (Hexagon 4, OPS 8314)
P-801 4 ? (OPS 8314/2)
Titan-3D Va SLC-4E
11.10.1972 Kosmos 524 (DS-P1-Yu #58) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
14.10.1972 Molniya-1 21 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl
15.10.1972 NOAA 2 (ITOS D)
Amsat P2A (Oscar 6)
Delta-300 Va SLC-2W
17.10.1972 Kosmos (525) (Strela-2M #6) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132 Failure
18.10.1972 Kosmos 525 (Zenit-2M #33, Gektor #33) & Nauka-16KS 1L Voskhod Pl
25.10.1972 Kosmos 526 (DS-P1-Yu #59) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
26.10.1972 Meteor-1 13 Vostok-2M Pl
31.10.1972 Kosmos 527 (Zenit-4MK #9, Germes #9) Voskhod Pl
01.11.1972 Kosmos 528 (Strela-1M #33)
Kosmos 529 (Strela-1M #34)
Kosmos 530 (Strela-1M #35)
Kosmos 531 (Strela-1M #36)
Kosmos 532 (Strela-1M #37)
Kosmos 533 (Strela-1M #38)
Kosmos 534 (Strela-1M #39)
Kosmos 535 (Strela-1M #40)
Kosmos-3M Pl
03.11.1972 Kosmos 536 (Tselina-O #16) Kosmos-3M Pl
09.11.1972 DSAP-5B F3 (OPS 7323) Thor-LV2F Burner-2A Va SLC-10W
10.11.1972 Anik A1 Delta-1914 CC LC-17B
15.11.1972 Explorer 48 (SAS B) Scout-D1 SM
20.11.1972 ESRO 4 Scout-D1 Va SLC-5
25.11.1972 Kosmos 537 (Zenit-2M #34, Gektor #34) Voskhod Pl
30.11.1972 Interkosmos 8 (DS-U1-IK #2) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
02.12.1972 Molniya-1 22 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) TB
07.12.1972 Apollo 17 (CSM 114)
LM 12
Saturn-5 CC LC-39A
11.12.1972 Nimbus 5 Delta-900 Va SLC-2W
12.12.1972 Molniya-2 4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl
14.12.1972 Kosmos 538 (Zenit-4M #44, Rotor #44) Voskhod Pl
16.12.1972 Aeros 1 Scout-D1 Va SLC-5
20.12.1972 Canyon 5 (OPS 9390) Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D CC LC-13
21.12.1972 Kosmos 539 (Sfera #9) Kosmos-3M Pl
21.12.1972 KH-8 37 (Gambit-3 37, OPS 3978) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
23.12.1972 LOK #1
L3 Model #4
N1/L3 Blok-G Blok-D (mod.) TB LC-110L Failure
25.12.1972 Kosmos 540 (Strela-2M #7) Kosmos-3M Pl
27.12.1972 Kosmos 541 (Zenit-4MT #3, Orion #3) Soyuz-M Pl
28.12.1972 Kosmos 542 (Tselina-D #4) Vostok-2M Pl