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Molniya-M | Molniya-2 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 11, 1977, 2:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Government communications satellite.

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 73

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 9, 1977, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U | Soyuz 24

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 7, 1977, 4:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz 24 was the last crewed flight to the Salyut 5 military space station. The mission began on February 7, 1977, 16:11 UTC, launching Commander Viktor Gorbatko and Flight Engineer Yuri Glazkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day, where they partially replaced station's atmosphere, as it was presumed that toxic fumes contributed to deteriorated health of the Soyuz 21 crew. Gorbatko and Glazkov fininshed the research started by the previous expedition. This was the final flight to a military Salyut station and the final all-military crew to be launched by Soviets. Soyuz 24 returned to Earth with a safe landing on February 25, 1977, 09:38 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIC | DSP 7

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 6, 1977, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 2, 1977, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | NATO 3B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 28, 1977, 12:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1977, 8:05 p.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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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 74

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 20, 1977, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 2

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 6, 1977, 11:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 72

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 6, 1977, 9:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Low Earth Orbit
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