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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 10, 1971, 3:37 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.

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 7, 1971, 1:15 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.

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Proton | Luna-18

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 2, 1971, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 45

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 27, 1971, 10:54 a.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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Voskhod | Zenit-4M 21

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 19, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
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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Scout B-1 | Eole

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 16, 1971, 6:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.

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Titan 24B | KH-8 32

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 12, 1971, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 3

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 12, 1971, 5:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.

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R-36O 8K69M | OGCh 24

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 8, 1971, 11:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

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Atlas F | LOADS 2

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 7, 1971, 12:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-density satellite designed to obtain atmospheric density data at low altitudes.

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