1974 orbital launches

In 1974, ExGalactic records 113 orbital launch attempts.

Counts include only launches confirmed by at least two independent sources.

By country

LaunchesCountry
59Russia
26Kazakhstan
23USA
2China
2Other
1Japan

Launches

  1. Zaliv 16 — 17 January 1974, 10:07 UTC — Success
  2. Skynet IIA — 19 January 1974, 01:38 UTC — Failure
  3. Zenit-2M 44 — 24 January 1974, 15:00 UTC — Success
  4. Zenit-4MK 20 — 30 January 1974, 11:00 UTC — Success
  5. Tselina-O 22 — 6 February 1974, 00:33 UTC — Success
  6. Sphinx (Titan IIIE Maiden Flight) — 11 February 1974, 13:48 UTC — Failure
  7. Zenit-4M 60 — 12 February 1974, 08:56 UTC — Success
  8. KH-8 41 — 13 February 1974, 18:00 UTC — Success
  9. Tansei-2 — 16 February 1974, 05:00 UTC — Success
  10. San Marco 4 — 18 February 1974, 10:05 UTC — Success
  11. DS-P1-Yu 68 — 27 February 1974, 11:04 UTC — Success
  12. Meteor-1 16 (30L) — 5 March 1974, 11:38 UTC — Success
  13. DS-P1-Yu 69 — 5 March 1974, 16:04 UTC — Success
  14. Miranda — 9 March 1974, 02:22 UTC — Success
  15. Zenit-2M 45 — 14 March 1974, 10:29 UTC — Success
  16. DMSP-5B F5 — 16 March 1974, 08:00 UTC — Success
  17. Zenit-4MK 21 — 20 March 1974, 08:30 UTC — Success
  18. Raduga-GVM — 26 March 1974, 13:35 UTC — Success
  19. Kosmos 638 — 3 April 1974, 07:30 UTC — Success
  20. Zenit-4MK 22 — 4 April 1974, 08:30 UTC — Success
  21. KH-9 8 — 10 April 1974, 20:20 UTC — Success
  22. Zenit-2M 46 — 11 April 1974, 12:22 UTC — Success
  23. Zenit-4MK 23 — 12 April 1974, 08:00 UTC — Failure
  24. Westar 1 — 13 April 1974, 23:33 UTC — Success
  25. Molniya-1 27 — 20 April 1974, 20:53 UTC — Success
  26. Strela-1M 65-72 — 23 April 1974, 14:14 UTC — Success
  27. Meteor-1 17 (22L) — 24 April 1974, 11:50 UTC — Success
  28. Molniya-2 9 — 26 April 1974, 14:22 UTC — Success
  29. Zenit-4MK 24 — 29 April 1974, 13:29 UTC — Success
  30. Sfera 11 — 29 April 1974, 17:10 UTC — Success
  31. US-A 7 — 15 May 1974, 07:30 UTC — Success
  32. Zenit-4MK 25 — 15 May 1974, 08:30 UTC — Success
  33. Zenit-2M 47 — 15 May 1974, 12:30 UTC — Success
  34. US-A 8 — 17 May 1974, 06:53 UTC — Success
  35. SMS 1 — 17 May 1974, 09:31 UTC — Failure
  36. DS-U3-IK 4 — 17 May 1974, 11:00 UTC — Success
  37. Tselina-O 23 — 21 May 1974, 06:15 UTC — Success
  38. Yantar-2K 1 — 23 May 1974, 12:16 UTC — Failure
  39. Kosmos 656 — 27 May 1974, 07:25 UTC — Success
  40. Luna-22 — 29 May 1974, 08:56 UTC — Success
  41. Zenit-4MK 26 — 30 May 1974, 12:44 UTC — Success
  42. ATS 6 — 30 May 1974, 13:00 UTC — Success
  43. Hawkeye 1 — 3 June 1974, 23:09 UTC — Success
  44. Zenit-2M 48 — 6 June 1974, 06:20 UTC — Success
  45. KH-8 42 — 6 June 1974, 16:30 UTC — Success
  46. Zenit-4MK 27 — 13 June 1974, 12:29 UTC — Success
  47. Taifun-1 1 — 18 June 1974, 13:00 UTC — Success
  48. Tselina-O 24 — 21 June 1974, 09:03 UTC — Success
  49. Salyut-3 — 24 June 1974, 22:38 UTC — Success
  50. DS-P1-I 15 — 26 June 1974, 12:29 UTC — Success
  51. Zaliv 17 — 27 June 1974, 15:39 UTC — Success
  52. Zenit-4MT 6 — 29 June 1974, 12:50 UTC — Success
  53. US-K 3 — 29 June 1974, 15:59 UTC — Success
  54. Soyuz 14 — 3 July 1974, 18:51 UTC — Success
  55. Meteor-Priroda 1 — 9 July 1974, 14:39 UTC — Success
  56. DS-P1-Yu 70 — 11 July 1974, 10:59 UTC — Failure
  57. Zenit-4MK 28 — 12 July 1974, 12:50 UTC — Success
  58. JSSW 1b — 12 July 1974, 13:55 UTC — Failure
  59. NTS 1 — 14 July 1974, 05:17 UTC — Success
  60. Aeros 2 — 16 July 1974, 11:51 UTC — Success
  61. Molniya-2 10 — 23 July 1974, 01:23 UTC — Success
  62. Zenit-4M 61 — 25 July 1974, 07:00 UTC — Success
  63. DS-P1-Yu 71 — 25 July 1974, 12:06 UTC — Success
  64. Zenit-2M 49 — 26 July 1974, 06:59 UTC — Success
  65. Molniya-1S — 29 July 1974, 12:00 UTC — Success
  66. Kosmos 670 — 6 August 1974, 00:02 UTC — Success
  67. Zenit-4MK 29 — 7 August 1974, 12:49 UTC — Success
  68. DMSP-5C F1 — 9 August 1974, 03:22 UTC — Success
  69. Kosmos 672 — 12 August 1974, 06:25 UTC — Success
  70. KH-8 43 — 14 August 1974, 15:45 UTC — Success
  71. Tselina-D 6 — 16 August 1974, 03:41 UTC — Success
  72. Soyuz 15 — 26 August 1974, 19:58 UTC — Success
  73. Zenit-4MK 30 — 29 August 1974, 07:39 UTC — Success
  74. Sfera 12 — 29 August 1974, 14:54 UTC — Success
  75. Zenit-2M 50 — 30 August 1974, 09:00 UTC — Failure
  76. ANS — 30 August 1974, 14:07 UTC — Success
  77. Strela-2M 9 — 11 September 1974, 17:40 UTC — Success
  78. Strela-1M 73-80 — 19 September 1974, 14:57 UTC — Success
  79. Zenit-2M 51 — 20 September 1974, 09:30 UTC — Success
  80. DS-P1-Yu 72 — 26 September 1974, 16:34 UTC — Success
  81. Westar 2 — 10 October 1974, 22:53 UTC — Success
  82. Taifun-1 2 — 11 October 1974, 11:29 UTC — Success
  83. Ariel 5 — 15 October 1974, 07:47 UTC — Success
  84. Zenit-4MK 31 — 18 October 1974, 15:00 UTC — Success
  85. Zaliv 18 — 18 October 1974, 22:36 UTC — Success
  86. Bion 2 — 22 October 1974, 17:59 UTC — Success
  87. Molniya-1 28 — 24 October 1974, 12:38 UTC — Success
  88. Zenit-4MK 32 — 25 October 1974, 09:30 UTC — Success
  89. Meteor-1 19 (33L) — 28 October 1974, 10:17 UTC — Success
  90. Luna-23 — 28 October 1974, 14:30 UTC — Success
  91. KH-9 9 — 29 October 1974, 19:30 UTC — Success
  92. DS-U2-IK 5 — 31 October 1974, 10:00 UTC — Success
  93. Zenit-2M 52 — 1 November 1974, 14:20 UTC — Success
  94. Zenit-4MT 7 — 4 November 1974, 10:40 UTC — Success
  95. FSW-0 0 — 5 November 1974, 09:40 UTC — Failure
  96. NOAA 4 — 15 November 1974, 17:11 UTC — Success
  97. Zenit-4MK 33 — 16 November 1974, 11:45 UTC — Success
  98. DS-P1-Yu 73 — 20 November 1974, 11:59 UTC — Success
  99. Molniya-3 11L — 21 November 1974, 10:33 UTC — Success
  100. INTELSAT IV F8 — 21 November 1974, 23:43 UTC — Success
  101. Skynet IIB — 23 November 1974, 00:28 UTC — Success
  102. Zenit-2M 53 — 27 November 1974, 11:44 UTC — Success
  103. Soyuz 16 — 2 December 1974, 09:40 UTC — Success
  104. Helios-A — 10 December 1974, 07:11 UTC — Success
  105. Yantar-2K 2 — 13 December 1974, 13:30 UTC — Success
  106. Meteor-1 20 (32L) — 17 December 1974, 11:45 UTC — Success
  107. Tselina-O 25 — 18 December 1974, 14:11 UTC — Success
  108. Symphonie 1 — 19 December 1974, 02:39 UTC — Success
  109. Molniya-2 11 — 21 December 1974, 02:19 UTC — Success
  110. US-P 1 — 24 December 1974, 11:00 UTC — Success
  111. Salyut-4 — 26 December 1974, 04:15 UTC — Success
  112. Parus 1 — 26 December 1974, 11:59 UTC — Success
  113. Zenit-4MK 34 — 27 December 1974, 09:10 UTC — Success

Sources: Jonathan's Space Report (GCAT), CC-BY; CelesTrak; Launch Library 2.

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