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Mu-4S | Tansei-1

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 16, 1971, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese technological test satellite designed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo.

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Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 3

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 9, 1971, 6:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellite

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Apollo LM | Apollo 14

Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of America
Fra Mauro Formation, Moon
Feb. 6, 1971, 6:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Return flight of Apollo 14 from the Moon.

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Thor Delta M | NATO IIB

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.

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Saturn V | Apollo 14

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 31, 1971, 9:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo Program. The third mission to land on the moon. This mission was a two day stay on the lunar surface and carried out two EVAs. Commanded by Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Rossa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell. During the two lunar EVAs, 42.80 kilograms of moon rock samples was collected.

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 39

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 26, 1971, 12:44 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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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 26, 1971, 12:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

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Titan 23B | KH-8 30

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 21, 1971, 6:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 16

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 21, 1971, 8:40 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.

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 7 (19L)

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1971, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.

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