Previous Spaceflight Launches
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 72
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 10, 1970, 9:30 a.m.
Soyuz | Soyuz 9
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 1, 1970, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz 9 carried cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev & Vitali Sevastyanov to orbit. The mission lasted 17 days, 16 hours & 58 minutes completing 288 orbits around Earth. They broke the endurance record held by Gemini 7 for 5 years. This was the first crewed space launch that lifted off at night. As of 2016 it still holds the record for longest crewed flight by a solo spacecraft. The goal of the mission was to conduct various pysiological and biomedical experiments on themselves and invastigate possible social implications of extended duration spaceflight.
Low Earth OrbitKosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 32
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 1970, 12:39 p.m.
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 10
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 20, 1970, 9:35 p.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-4 71
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 20, 1970, 9:20 a.m.
Voskhod | Zenit-2 81
Soviet Space Program | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 12, 1970, 10:10 a.m.
Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 4 (13L)
RKK Energiya | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 28, 1970, 10:50 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 1-8
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 1970, 5:09 p.m.
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-R
Strategic Rocket Forces | RussiaKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
April 24, 1970, 10:24 p.m.
Long March 1 | Dong Fang Hong 1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 24, 1970, 1:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Dong Fang Hong 1 (DFH-1) was the first Chinese satellite. This was the first satellite launched by China on its own booster, making China the fifth nation to put a spacecraft into orbit using its own rocket. The satellite was developed under the direction of Tsien Hsue-Shen, dean of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The experimental satellite was a nearly spherically shaped symmetrical 72-faced polyhedron with a 1-meter diameter. It was battery-powered and carried a radio transmitter. The primary mission was to broadcast the song "Dong Fang Hong", paying tribute to Chairman Mao, and to announce the time. A total of five identical satellites were built to have backups in case of launch failures. The first satellite launched successfully.
Low Earth Orbit
