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Black Arrow | Prospero

Royal Aircraft Establishment | United Kingdom
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Oct. 28, 1971, 4:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

British scientific satellite used to demonstrate technologies needed for communication satellites.

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Titan 24B | KH-8 33

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 23, 1971, 5:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Thor Delta N6 | ITOS B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 21, 1971, 11:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 46

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 19, 1971, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 17, 1971, 1:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 24

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 14, 1971, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 14, 1971, 7:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 17-24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 13, 1971, 1:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 23

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 7, 1971, 12:30 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.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 23

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1971, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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