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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 70

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 12, 1976, 1:30 p.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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Proton-K/D-1 | Luna-24

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 9, 1976, 3:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Impactor
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Titan 34B | Quasar 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 6, 1976, 10:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Communication relay satellite for US reconnaissance satellites

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 64

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 4, 1976, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 29, 1976, 8:02 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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Delta 2310 | NOAA 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | DS-U3-IK 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 27, 1976, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to measure solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 32

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1976, 5:21 a.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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 35

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 23, 1976, 3:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 22, 1976, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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