Rocket Launches in 1975
Spaceflight in 1975: An Apollo spacecraft docks with Soyuz 19 in July, and Thomas Stafford and Alexei Leonov shake hands through the hatch on the last Apollo flight. Venera 9 and Venera 10 send back the first pictures from the surface of Venus. Viking 1 and Viking 2 leave for Mars, and India's first satellite, Aryabhata, launches on a Soviet rocket.
132 launches in 1975 · 7 failures
Launch list for 1975
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-01-10 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 17 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-01-17 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 54 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-01-21 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 74 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-01-22 | Delta 2910 | Landsat 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-01-23 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 35 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-01-28 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 75 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-01-30 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-02-05 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 26 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-02-06 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 12 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-02-06 | Diamant BP4 | Starlette | SEREB | Success |
| 1975-02-06 | Delta 2914 | SMS 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-02-12 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 13 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-02-12 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 36 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-02-20 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6 | Convair | Failure |
| 1975-02-24 | Mu-3C | Taiyo | Nissan | Success |
| 1975-02-26 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 37 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-02-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 81-88 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-03-10 | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 4 | LM | Success |
| 1975-03-12 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 38 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-03-21 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 8 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-03-26 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 55 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-03-27 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 39 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-03-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-U2-IK 6 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-04-01 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 21 (31L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-04-02 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 9 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-04-05 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 7K-T No.39 (Soyuz 18a / Soyuz 18-1) | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 1975-04-07 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 10 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-04-08 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 76 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-04-09 | Delta 1410 | Geos 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-04-11 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 2 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-04-13 | SM-65F Atlas | P72-2 | Convair | Failure |
| 1975-04-14 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 12L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-04-16 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 40 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-04-18 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 56 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-04-18 | Titan 24B | KH-8 44 | LM | Success |
| 1975-04-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Aryabhata | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-04-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 19 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-04-24 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 41 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-04-29 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 29 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-05-07 | Scout F-1 | SAS 3 | Vought | Success |
| 1975-05-07 | Delta 2914 | Anik A3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-05-17 | Diamant BP4 | Castor & Pollux | SEREB | Success |
| 1975-05-20 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 5 & 6 | LM | Success |
| 1975-05-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 57 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-05-22 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F1 | Convair | Success |
| 1975-05-24 | Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-05-24 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 18 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-05-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 89-96 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-05-28 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 42 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-05-30 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M/NKh 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-06-03 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-U3-IK 5 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1975-06-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 43 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-06-05 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 30 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-06-08 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Venera-9 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1975-06-08 | Titan IIID | KH-9 10 | LM | Success |
| 1975-06-12 | Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-06-12 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 44 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-06-14 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Venera-10 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1975-06-18 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 6 | Convair | Success |
| 1975-06-20 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 7 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-06-21 | Delta 1910 | OSO 8 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-06-24 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 77 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-06-25 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 45 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-06-27 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 58 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-07-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 46 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-07-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 27 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-07-08 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 13 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-07-11 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-07-15 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 19 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-07-15 | Saturn IB | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project | Chrysler / Douglas | Success |
| 1975-07-17 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 16 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-07-23 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 59 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-07-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-07-26 | Feng Bao 1 | JSSW 1 | CASC | Success |
| 1975-07-31 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 47 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-08-09 | Delta 2913 | COS-B | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-08-13 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 48 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-08-14 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 3 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-08-20 | Titan IIIE | Viking 1 | LM | Success |
| 1975-08-22 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 8 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-08-27 | Delta 2914 | Symphonie 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-08-27 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 49 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-09-02 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1 31 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-05 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-09 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-09 | N-I | Kiku-1 | MHI | Success |
| 1975-09-09 | Titan IIIE | Viking 2 | LM | Success |
| 1975-09-12 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 9 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 50 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-09-17 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 97-104 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-09-18 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 22 (28L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-09-23 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 60 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-09-24 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 14 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-09-25 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-26 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1975-09-27 | Diamant BP4 | Aura | SEREB | Success |
| 1975-09-29 | Soyuz U | Kosmos 772 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-09-30 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 10 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-10-01 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 51 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-10-06 | Delta 2910 | AE-D | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-10-08 | Proton-K/DM | US-KS 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1975-10-09 | Titan 24B | KH-8 45 | LM | Success |
| 1975-10-12 | Scout D-1 | TIP 2 | Vought | Success |
| 1975-10-16 | Proton-K/D-1 | Luna-24a | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 1975-10-16 | Delta 2914 | GOES 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-10-17 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 61 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-10-29 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-11-04 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 4 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-11-04 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 52 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-11-14 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 13L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-11-17 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 20 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-11-20 | Delta 2910 | AE-E | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-11-21 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 62 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-11-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 28 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-11-25 | Soyuz U | Bion 3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-11-26 | Long March 2A | FSW-0 1 | CASC | Success |
| 1975-11-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 11 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-12-03 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 63 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-12-04 | Titan IIID | KH-9 11 | LM | Success |
| 1975-12-06 | Scout F-1 | DAD-A & B | Vought | Failure |
| 1975-12-11 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-U2-IK 7 | Polyot | Success |
| 1975-12-12 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 11 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1975-12-13 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1975-12-14 | Titan IIIC | DSP 5 | LM | Success |
| 1975-12-16 | Feng Bao 1 | JSSW 2 | CASC | Success |
| 1975-12-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 53 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-12-17 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 15 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-12-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 7 | Polyot | Failure |
| 1975-12-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz-4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1975-12-22 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1975-12-25 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 23 (38L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1975-12-27 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 15L | Progress RSC | Success |