United States Launches in 1976
The United States flew 26 orbital launch attempts in 1976, 20% of the world's 131, all of them successful. 6 on Delta 2914, 3 on Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, 2 on Titan IIIC and 2 on Titan 24B. Together they put 49 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1976
- 26
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 20%
- of 131
- Busiest month
- July
- 4 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 49 t
Month by month
United States orbital launches per month, 1976
- 3Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 2Apr
- 3May
- 3Jun
- 4Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | United States |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 3 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 4 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets United States flew in 1976
Every launch of 1976
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 1976 | Titan IIIE | Helios-B | Success |
| 17 January 1976 | Delta 2914 | Hermes | Success |
| 29 January 1976 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 2 | Success |
| 19 February 1976 | Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F3 | Success |
| 19 February 1976 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 1 | Success |
| 15 March 1976 | Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B | Success |
| 22 March 1976 | Titan 24B | KH-8 46 | Success |
| 26 March 1976 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 2 | Success |
| 22 April 1976 | Delta 2914 | NATO 3A | Success |
| 30 April 1976 | Atlas F MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 | Success |
| 4 May 1976 | Delta 2913 | Lageos 1 | Success |
| 13 May 1976 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1A | Success |
| 22 May 1976 | Scout B-1 | Wideband | Success |
| 2 June 1976 | Titan 34B | Quasar 1 | Success |
| 10 June 1976 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 2 | Success |
| 26 June 1976 | Titan IIIC | DSP 6 | Success |
| 8 July 1976 | Titan IIID | KH-9 12 | Success |
| 8 July 1976 | Delta 2914 | Palapa A1 | Success |
| 22 July 1976 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B | Success |
| 29 July 1976 | Delta 2310 | NOAA 5 | Success |
| 6 August 1976 | Titan 34B | Quasar 2 | Success |
| 1 September 1976 | Scout D-1 | TIP 3 | Success |
| 11 September 1976 | Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F1 | Success |
| 15 September 1976 | Titan 24B | KH-8 47 | Success |
| 14 October 1976 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 3 | Success |
| 19 December 1976 | Titan IIID | KH-11 1 | Success |