Rocket Launches in 1972
Spaceflight in 1972: The Apollo Moon landings come to an end. Apollo 16 explores the lunar highlands in April, and in December the Apollo 17 crew takes the Blue Marble photograph on the way out before Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt become the last people to walk on the Moon. Pioneer 10 sets out for Jupiter, and Landsat 1 begins civilian imaging of Earth from orbit.
113 launches in 1972 · 7 failures · 1 partial
Launch list for 1972
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-12 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 30 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-01-20 | Titan IIID | KH-9 2 | LM | Success |
| 1972-01-23 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F4 | Convair | Success |
| 1972-01-25 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 50 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-01-31 | Thor Delta L | HEOS 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-02-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 25 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-02-14 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Luna-20 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1972-02-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 31 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-02-16 | Titan 33B | Jumpseat 2 | LM | Failure |
| 1972-02-25 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 10 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-03-01 | Titan IIIC | DSP 3 | LM | Success |
| 1972-03-01 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 3 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-03-03 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Pioneer 10 | Convair | Success |
| 1972-03-04 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 26 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-03-12 | Thor Delta N | TD-1A | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-03-15 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 32 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-03-17 | Titan 24B | KH-8 34 | LM | Success |
| 1972-03-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 14 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-03-24 | Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-03-25 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 8 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-03-25 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 51 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-03-27 | Molniya-M 2BL | Venera-8 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-03-30 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 11 (23L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-03-31 | Molniya-M 2BL | Venera-9a | Progress RSC | Partial Failure |
| 1972-04-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 33 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-04-04 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 20 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-04-06 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 27 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-04-07 | Voskhod | Energiya 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-04-11 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 52 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-04-14 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-04-14 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 34 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-04-16 | Saturn V | Apollo 16 | Boeing / North American / Douglas | Success |
| 1972-04-19 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 16 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-04-21 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 53 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-04-25 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 54 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 1972-05-05 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 7 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-05-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 11 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-05-17 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 28 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-05-19 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-05-20 | Titan 24B | KH-8 35 | LM | Failure |
| 1972-05-25 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 35 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-05-25 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 17 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-06-09 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 36 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-06-13 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F5 | Convair | Success |
| 1972-06-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 29 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-06-23 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 5 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-06-23 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 37 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-06-26 | Soyuz 11A511 | Kosmos 496 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-06-29 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz-2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-06-30 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U3-IK 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-06-30 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-06-30 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 12 (26L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-07-05 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 55 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-07-06 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 38 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-07-07 | Titan IIID | KH-9 3 | LM | Success |
| 1972-07-10 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 15 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-07-12 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 56 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-07-13 | Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 2 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-07-19 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 39 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-07-20 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 25-32 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-07-23 | Delta 0900 | Landsat 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-07-28 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 30 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-07-29 | Proton-K | Salyut-2a | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 1972-08-02 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 40 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-08-13 | Scout D-1 | Explorer 46 | Vought | Success |
| 1972-08-16 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv-GVM 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-08-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 8 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-08-19 | Mu-4S | Denpa | Nissan | Success |
| 1972-08-21 | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus | Convair | Success |
| 1972-08-21 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-08-30 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 31 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-09-01 | Titan 24B | KH-8 36 | LM | Success |
| 1972-09-02 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 41 | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1972-09-02 | Scout B-1 | Triad 1 | Vought | Success |
| 1972-09-15 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 32 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-09-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 42 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-09-19 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-09-23 | Delta 1604 | IMP 7 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-09-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 6 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-09-30 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-10-02 | Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 | Radcat | Convair | Success |
| 1972-10-04 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 43 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-10-05 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 57 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-10-10 | Titan IIID | KH-9 4 | LM | Success |
| 1972-10-11 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 58 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-10-14 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-10-15 | Delta 0300 | NOAA 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-10-17 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 6 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1972-10-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 33 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-10-25 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 59 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-10-26 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 13 (25L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-10-31 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 9 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-11-01 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 33-40 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-11-03 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 16 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-11-09 | Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-11-10 | Delta 1914 | Anik A1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-11-15 | Scout D-1 | SAS 2 | Vought | Success |
| 1972-11-22 | Scout D-1 | ESRO 4 | Vought | Success |
| 1972-11-23 | N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOK No.2 | RKK Energia | Failure |
| 1972-11-25 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 34 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-11-30 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U1-IK 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1972-12-02 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-12-07 | Saturn V | Apollo 17 | Boeing / North American / Douglas | Success |
| 1972-12-11 | Delta 0900 | Nimbus 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1972-12-12 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1972-12-14 | Voskhod | Zenit-4M 44 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-12-16 | Scout D-1 | Aeros 1 | Vought | Success |
| 1972-12-20 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 5 | Convair | Success |
| 1972-12-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 9 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-12-21 | Titan 24B | KH-8 37 | LM | Success |
| 1972-12-25 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 7 | Polyot | Success |
| 1972-12-27 | Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 3 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1972-12-28 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 4 | RKK Energia | Success |