Rocket Launches in 1976
Spaceflight in 1976: Viking 1 lands on Mars on 20 July and Viking 2 follows in September. They return the first detailed pictures from the Martian surface and test the soil for signs of life, with inconclusive results. Luna 24 brings back the last lunar sample for 44 years, and Soviet crews visit the military station Salyut 5.
131 launches in 1976 · 3 failures · 2 partial
Launch list for 1976
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-01-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 29 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-01-07 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 54 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-01-15 | Titan IIIE | Helios-B | LM | Success |
| 1976-01-17 | Delta 2914 | Hermes | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-01-20 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 5 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-01-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 32 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-01-22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 30 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-01-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 105-112 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-01-29 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 64 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-01-29 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 2 | Convair | Success |
| 1976-02-03 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 20 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-02-04 | Mu-3C | CORSA | Nissan | Failure |
| 1976-02-05 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 17 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-02-11 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 55 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-02-12 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 8 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-02-16 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-02-19 | Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-02-19 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-02-20 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-02-29 | N-I | Ume 1 | MHI | Success |
| 1976-03-10 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 56 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-03-11 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 33 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-03-12 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1 4 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-03-15 | Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B | LM | Success |
| 1976-03-16 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 9 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-03-18 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 65 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-03-19 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 34 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-03-22 | Titan 24B | KH-8 46 | LM | Success |
| 1976-03-26 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 57 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-03-26 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-03-31 | Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 10 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-04-06 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 31 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-04-07 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 24 (37L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-04-09 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 66 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-04-13 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-04-22 | Delta 2914 | NATO 3A | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-04-28 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 58 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-04-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-04-30 | Atlas F MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 | Convair | Success |
| 1976-05-04 | Delta 2913 | Lageos 1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-05-05 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 59 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-05-12 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 16L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-05-13 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1A | Convair | Success |
| 1976-05-15 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-1 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-05-18 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 78 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-05-20 | Voskhod | Zenit-2M 67 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-05-21 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-05-22 | Scout B-1 | Wideband | Vought | Success |
| 1976-05-26 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 60 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-05-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-1 5 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-06-02 | Titan 34B | Quasar 1 | LM | Success |
| 1976-06-02 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 21 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-06-08 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 61 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-06-10 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 2 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-06-15 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 113-120 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-06-16 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 62 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-06-19 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | AUOS-Z-T-IK 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-06-22 | Proton-K | Salyut-5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1976-06-24 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 68 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-06-26 | Titan IIIC | DSP 6 | LM | Success |
| 1976-06-29 | Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 63 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-06-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 12 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-01 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 | Progress RSC | Partial Failure |
| 1976-07-02 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-07-06 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-07-08 | Titan IIID | KH-9 12 | LM | Success |
| 1976-07-08 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 9 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-08 | Delta 2914 | Palapa A1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-07-14 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 69 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-07-15 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 13 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Sfera 15 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-21 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-07-22 | Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-07-22 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B | Convair | Success |
| 1976-07-23 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1K 35 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-07-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 32 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-U3-IK 6 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-07-29 | Delta 2310 | NOAA 5 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-07-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Zaliv 22 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-08-04 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 64 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-08-06 | Titan 34B | Quasar 2 | LM | Success |
| 1976-08-09 | Proton-K/D-1 | Luna-24 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1976-08-12 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 70 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-08-18 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 18 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-08-26 | Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 79 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-08-27 | Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 10 | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-08-28 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 65 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-08-30 | Feng Bao 1 | JSSW 3 | CASC | Success |
| 1976-09-01 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 | Progress RSC | Partial Failure |
| 1976-09-01 | Scout D-1 | TIP 3 | Vought | Success |
| 1976-09-03 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 66 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-09-11 | Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F1 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-09-11 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1976-09-15 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 22 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-09-15 | Titan 24B | KH-8 47 | LM | Success |
| 1976-09-21 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 11 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-09-22 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 71 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-09-24 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 67 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-09-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-2M 14 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-10-04 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 3 | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 1976-10-10 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 68 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-10-14 | Soyuz 11A511 | Soyuz 23 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-10-14 | Delta 2914 | Marisat 3 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 1976-10-15 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 26 (35L) | RKK Energia | Success |
| 1976-10-17 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 12 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-10-21 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 13 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-10-22 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-10-25 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 69 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-10-26 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1976-10-29 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 6 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-11-01 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 72 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-11-10 | Feng Bao 1 | JSSW 4 | CASC | Failure |
| 1976-11-11 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 70 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-11-23 | Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-11-25 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz-5 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-11-26 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-11-29 | Soyuz U | Kosmos 869 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-12-02 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tselina-O 33 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-12-02 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-2 16 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-12-07 | Long March 2A | FSW-0 2 | CASC | Success |
| 1976-12-07 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-1M 121-128 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-12-09 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 73 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-12-09 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | DS-P1-M 10 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-12-15 | Proton-K | TKS-VA 1 & 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 1976-12-15 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Tsikada 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-12-17 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 71 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-12-17 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Taifun-2 2 | Polyot | Success |
| 1976-12-19 | Titan IIID | KH-11 1 | LM | Success |
| 1976-12-27 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 4 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 1976-12-28 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3 17L | Progress RSC | Success |
| 1976-12-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 7 | Polyot | Success |