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Orbital Launches of 1974

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ID Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
January
1974-001 17.01.1974 Kosmos 628 (Zaliv #16) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-002 19.01.1974 Skynet 2A Delta-2313 CC LC-17B Partial Failure
1974-003 24.01.1974 Kosmos 629 (Zenit-2M #44, Gektor #44)
FEU-170 2L
Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-004 30.01.1974 Kosmos 630 (Zenit-4MK #20, Germes #20) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
February
1974-005 06.02.1974 Kosmos 631 (Tselina-O #22) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-F01 11.02.1974 SPHINX A
Viking-DS (VDS)
Titan-3E Centaur-D1T CC LC-41 Failure
1974-006 12.02.1974 Kosmos 632 (Zenit-4M #60, Rotor #60) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6
1974-007 13.02.1974 KH-8 41 (Gambit-3 41, Mission 4341, OPS 6889) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
1974-008 16.02.1974 MS T2 (Tansei 2) M-3C Ka LP-M
1974-009 18.02.1974 San Marco 4 Scout-D1 SM
1974-010 27.02.1974 Kosmos 633 (DS-P1-Yu #68) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
March
1974-011 05.03.1974 Meteor-1 16 Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-012 05.03.1974 Kosmos 634 (DS-P1-Yu #69) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
1974-013 09.03.1974 Miranda (X 4) Scout-D1 Va SLC-5
1974-014 14.03.1974 Kosmos 635 (Zenit-2M #45, Gektor #45) & Nauka-17KS 1L Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-015 16.03.1974 DMSP-5B F5 (OPS 8579) Thor-LV2F Burner-2A Va SLC-10W
1974-016 20.03.1974 Kosmos 636 (Zenit-4MK #21, Germes #21) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1974-017 26.03.1974 Kosmos 637 (Raduga-GVM #1) Proton-K Blok-DM Ba LC-81/23
April
1974-018 03.04.1974 Kosmos 638 (Soyuz-ASTP Test #1) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1974-019 04.04.1974 Kosmos 639 (Zenit-4MK #22, Germes #22) Voskhod Pl LC-41/1
1974-020 10.04.1974 KH-9 8 (Hexagon 8, Mission 1208, OPS 6245)
Tophat 2 (P-11 4428, OPS 4547)
IRCB (S73-7, OPS 3935)
Titan-3D Va SLC-4E
1974-021 11.04.1974 Kosmos 640 (Zenit-2M #46, Gektor #46) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-F02 12.04.1974 Kosmos (641) (Zenit-4MK #23, Germes #23) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6 Failure
1974-022 13.04.1974 Westar 1 Delta-2914 CC LC-17B
1974-023 20.04.1974 Molniya-1 27 (Molniya-1 33L) Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-43/4
1974-024 23.04.1974 Kosmos 641 (Strela-1M #65)
Kosmos 642 (Strela-1M #66)
Kosmos 643 (Strela-1M #67)
Kosmos 644 (Strela-1M #68)
Kosmos 645 (Strela-1M #69)
Kosmos 646 (Strela-1M #60)
Kosmos 647 (Strela-1M #71)
Kosmos 648 (Strela-1M #72)
Kosmos 641, ..., 648 (Strela-1M #65, ..., #72)
Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-025 24.04.1974 Meteor-1 17 Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-026 26.04.1974 Molniya-2 9 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-41/1
1974-027 29.04.1974 Kosmos 649 (Zenit-4MK #24, Germes #24) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-028 29.04.1974 Kosmos 650 (Sfera #11) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
May
1974-029 15.05.1974 Kosmos 651 (US-A #7) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/19
1974-030 15.05.1974 Kosmos 652 (Zenit-4MK #25, Germes #25) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1974-031 15.05.1974 Kosmos 653 (Zenit-2M #47, Gektor #47) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-032 17.05.1974 Kosmos 654 (US-A #8) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/19
1974-033 17.05.1974 SMS 1 Delta-2914 CC LC-17B
1974-034 17.05.1974 Interkosmos 11 (DS-U3-IK #4) Kosmos-3M KY LC-107
1974-035 21.05.1974 Kosmos 655 (Tselina-O #23) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-F03 23.05.1974 Kosmos (656) (Yantar-2K #1, Feniks #1) Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/3 Failure
1974-036 27.05.1974 Kosmos 656 (Soyuz-7K-T-A9 #1) Soyuz Ba LC-1/5
1974-037 29.05.1974 Luna 22 (Ye-8LS №206) Proton-K Blok-D Ba LC-81/24
1974-038 30.05.1974 Kosmos 657 (Zenit-4MK #26, Germes #26) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-039 30.05.1974 ATS 6 Titan-3(23)C CC LC-40
June
1974-040 03.06.1974 Explorer 52 (IE D, Injun 5, Hawkeye) Scout-E1 Va SLC-5
1974-041 06.06.1974 Kosmos 658 (Zenit-2M #48, Gektor #48) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6
1974-042 06.06.1974 KH-8 42 (Gambit-3 42, Mission 4342, OPS 1776) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
1974-043 13.06.1974 Kosmos 659 (Zenit-4MK #27, Germes #27) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-044 18.06.1974 Kosmos 660 (Taifun-1 #1, Vektor #1) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-045 21.06.1974 Kosmos 661 (Tselina-O #24) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-046 24.06.1974 Salyut 3 (OPS 2)
KSI 2
Proton-K Ba LC-81/23
1974-047 26.06.1974 Kosmos 662 (DS-P1-I #15) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
1974-048 27.06.1974 Kosmos 663 (Zaliv #17) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
1974-049 29.06.1974 Kosmos 664 (Zenit-4MT #6, Orion #6) Soyuz-M Pl LC-43/4
1974-050 29.06.1974 Kosmos 665 (US-K #3) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl LC-41/1
July
1974-051 03.07.1974 Soyuz 14 Soyuz Ba LC-1/5
1974-052 09.07.1974 Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor-1 18) Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-F04 11.07.1974 Kosmos (666) (DS-P1-Yu #70) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1 Failure
1974-053 12.07.1974 Kosmos 666 (Zenit-4MK #28, Germes #28) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-F05 12.07.1974 JSSW (1b) (CK (1b)) ? FB-1 Jq LC-2/138 Failure
1974-054 14.07.1974 NTS 1 (P73-3, OPS 7518) Atlas-F PTS Va SLC-3W
1974-055 16.07.1974 Aeros 2 Scout-D1 Va SLC-5
1974-056 23.07.1974 Molniya-2 10 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-43/4
1974-057 25.07.1974 Kosmos 667 (Zenit-4M #61, Rotor #61) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6
1974-058 25.07.1974 Kosmos 668 (DS-P1-Yu #71) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
1974-059 26.07.1974 Kosmos 669 (Zenit-2M #49, Gektor #49) & Nauka-8KS 3L Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-060 29.07.1974 Molniya-1S 1 (Molniya-1S 38L) Proton-K Blok-DM Ba LC-81/24
August
1974-061 06.08.1974 Kosmos 670 (Soyuz-T Test #1) Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1974-062 07.08.1974 Kosmos 671 (Zenit-4MK #29, Germes #29) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-063 09.08.1974 DMSP-5C F1 (OPS 6983) Thor-LV2F Burner-2A Va SLC-10W
1974-064 12.08.1974 Kosmos 672 (Soyuz-ASTP Test #2) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1974-065 14.08.1974 KH-8 43 (Gambit-3 43, Mission 4343, OPS 3004) Titan-3(24)B Agena-D Va SLC-4W
1974-066 16.08.1974 Kosmos 673 (Tselina-D #6) Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-067 26.08.1974 Soyuz 15 Soyuz Ba LC-1/5
1974-068 29.08.1974 Kosmos 674 (Zenit-4MK #30, Germes #30) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6
1974-069 29.08.1974 Kosmos 675 (Sfera #12) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-F06 30.08.1974 Kosmos (676) (Zenit-2M, #50, Gektor #50)
FEU-170 3L
Voskhod Pl LC-41/1 Failure
1974-070 30.08.1974 ANS 1 Scout-D1 Va SLC-5
September
1974-071 11.09.1974 Kosmos 676 (Strela-2M #9) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-072 19.09.1974 Kosmos 677 (Strela-1M #73)
Kosmos 678 (Strela-1M #74)
Kosmos 679 (Strela-1M #75)
Kosmos 680 (Strela-1M #76)
Kosmos 681 (Strela-1M #77)
Kosmos 682 (Strela-1M #78)
Kosmos 683 (Strela-1M #79)
Kosmos 684 (Strela-1M #80)
Kosmos 677, ..., 684 (Strela-1M #73, ..., #80)
Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-073 20.09.1974 Kosmos 685 (Zenit-2M #51, Gektor #51) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6
1974-074 26.09.1974 Kosmos 686 (DS-P1-Yu #72) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
October
1974-075 10.10.1974 Westar 2 Delta-2914 CC LC-17B
1974-076 11.10.1974 Kosmos 687 (Taifun-1 #2, Vektor #2) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-077 15.10.1974 Ariel 5 (UK 5) Scout-B1 SM
1974-078 18.10.1974 Kosmos 688 (Zenit-4MK #31, Germes #31) Voskhod Pl LC-41/1
1974-079 18.10.1974 Kosmos 689 (Zaliv #18) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
1974-080 22.10.1974 Kosmos 690 (Bion #2) Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/4
1974-081 24.10.1974 Molniya-1 28 (Molniya-1 24L) Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-41/1
1974-082 25.10.1974 Kosmos 691 (Zenit-4MK #32, Germes #32) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1974-083 28.10.1974 Meteor-1 19 Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-084 28.10.1974 Luna 23 (Ye-8-5M №410) Proton-K Blok-D Ba LC-81/24
1974-085 29.10.1974 KH-9 9 (Hexagon 9, Mission 1209, OPS 7122)
Raquel 1 (P-11 4429, OPS 6239)
S3 1 (S73-5, OPS 8452)
Titan-3D Va SLC-4E
1974-086 31.10.1974 Interkosmos 12 (DS-U2-IK #5) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/2
November
1974-087 01.11.1974 Kosmos 692 (Zenit-2M #52, Gektor #52)
FEU-170 4L
Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-08 04.11.1974 Kosmos 693 (Zenit-4MT #7, Orion #7) Soyuz-M Pl LC-41/1
1974-F07 05.11.1974 FSW-0 (1) CZ-2A Jq LC-2/138 Failure
1974-089 15.11.1974 NOAA 4
AMSAT P2B (OSCAR 7, AO 7)
Intasat
Delta-2310 Va SLC-2W
1974-090 16.11.1974 Kosmos 694 (Zenit-4MK #33, Germes #33) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
1974-091 20.11.1974 Kosmos 695 (DS-P1-Yu #73) Kosmos-2 Pl LC-133/1
1974-092 21.11.1974 Molniya-3 11L Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-41/1
1974-093 21.11.1974 Intelsat-4 8 Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1A CC LC-36B
1974-094 23.11.1974 Skynet 2B Delta-2313 CC LC-17B
1974-095 27.11.1974 Kosmos 696 (Zenit-2M #53, Gektor #53) Voskhod Pl LC-43/4
December
1974-096 02.12.1974 Soyuz 16 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1974-097 10.12.1974 Helios 1 Titan-3E Centaur-D1T Star-37E CC LC-41
1974-098 13.12.1974 Kosmos 697 (Yantar-2K #2, Feniks #2) Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/3
1974-099 17.12.1974 Meteor-1 20 Vostok-2M Pl LC-43/4
1974-100 18.12.1974 Kosmos 698 (Tselina-O #25) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
1974-101 19.12.1974 Symphonie 1 Delta-2914 CC LC-17B
1974-102 21.12.1974 Molniya-2 11 Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-41/1
1974-103 24.12.1974 Kosmos 699 (US-P #1) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/20
1974-104 26.12.1974 Salyut 4 (DOS 4) Proton-K Ba LC-81/24
1974-105 26.12.1974 Kosmos 700 (Parus #1) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
1974-106 27.12.1974 Kosmos 701 (Zenit-4MK #34, Germes #34) Voskhod Ba LC-31/6

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR USSR
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan Japan
KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, USSR USSR
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR USSR
SM = San Marco Launch Complex, Formosa Bay, Kenya Kenya
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA
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