| 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 |
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