| 5 January, 01:45 GMT |
| Aerobee 200A |
| White Sands |
NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aeronomy/Ultraviolet astronomy |
| 5 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 8 January, 01:40 GMT |
| Aerobee 200A |
| White Sands |
| NASA |
|
| NASA/NRL |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aeronomy/Ultraviolet astronomy |
| 8 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 12 January, 19:12 GMT |
| Skylark |
El Arenosillo |
| DFVLR |
| H-GR-58 |
| DLR |
| Sub-orbital |
| Astronomy |
| 12 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 12 January |
| R-36 |
LC-162/36, Baikonur |
| RVSN |
| DKh |
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 12 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 15 January, 20:00 GMT |
| Black Brant VC |
| LC-36, White Sands |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Solar research |
| 15 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 16 January, 02:00 GMT |
| Kappa 9M |
| Kagoshima |
| ISAS |
|
| ISAS |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere and Solar research |
| 16 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 16 January, 17:40 GMT |
| Nike Apache |
Wallops Island |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aeronomy |
| 16 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 16 January, 18:13 GMT |
| Super Arcas |
| Wallops Island |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere research |
| 16 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 16 January |
| Aerobee 200A |
| White Sands |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Solar research |
| 16 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 17 January, 02:37 GMT |
| Nike Tomahawk |
Poker
Flat |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Plasma research |
| 17 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 17 January, 02:37 GMT |
| Kosmos-3M |
LC-132/2, Plesetsk |
| VKS |
| (Tsiklon) |
| MO SSSR |
| LEO |
| Navigation |
| Still in orbit |
| Successful |
|
|
| 19 January, 01:38 GMT |
| Delta 2313 |
LC-17B , CCAFS |
|
| Skynet 2A |
| UK Ministry of
Defence |
Intended: GSO
Achieved: LEO
|
| Comms |
| 25 January 1974 |
| Failure |
| Placed in incorrect orbit due to carrier rocket
malfunction |
|
| 19 January, 11:34 GMT |
| Skua |
| El Arenosillo |
| RAE |
|
| RAE |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere research |
| 19 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 19 January |
| Eridan |
| ALFS, Kourou |
|
|
|
| Sub-orbital |
| Missile test |
| 19 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 20 January |
| R-36M |
| LC-103, Baikonur |
| RVSN |
| POR |
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 20 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 21 January, 02:39 GMT |
| Nike Tomahawk |
| Poker
Flat |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Plasma research |
| 21 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 21 January, 11:30 GMT |
| Skua 4 |
| El Arenosillo |
| RAE |
|
| RAE |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere research |
| 21 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 22 January, 02:41 GMT |
| Nike Tomahawk |
| Poker
Flat |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Plasma research |
| 22 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 22 January, 11:00 GMT |
| Lambda-3H |
| Area L, Kagoshima |
| ISAS |
|
| ISAS |
| Sub-orbital |
| X-ray astronomy |
| 22 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 8 January, 16:45 GMT |
| Aerobee 200A |
| White Sands |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Solar research |
| 22 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Reached |
|
| 22 January |
| Minuteman I |
LF-06, Vandenberg AFB |
| USAF |
|
| USAF |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 22 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 23 January, 11:30 GMT |
| Skua |
| El Arenosillo |
| RAE |
|
| RAE |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere research |
| 23 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 23 January, 12:50 GMT |
| Black Brant VB |
| Fort Churchill |
| NRCC |
|
| NRCC |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Aurora research |
| 23 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 24 January, 15:00 GMT |
| Voskhod |
| Plesetsk |
|
| (Zenit-2M) |
| MOM |
| LEO |
| Recon |
| 5 February 1974 |
| Successful |
|
|
| 25 January, 11:30 GMT |
| Skua |
| El Arenosillo |
| RAE |
|
| RAE |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere research |
| 25 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 25 January |
| UR-100N |
| Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| RVSN |
|
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 25 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 26 January |
| Minuteman III |
| LF-25, Vandenberg AFB |
| USAF |
| GT-24GB-1 |
| USAF |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 26 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 26 January |
| UR-100N |
| Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| RVSN |
|
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 26 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 27 January, 19:08 GMT |
| Nike Tomahawk |
Andoya |
| NASA |
Ferdinand 35
(Polar 3)
|
| NDRE |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aurora research |
| 27 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 30 January, 11:00 GMT |
| Voskhod |
| Plesetsk |
|
| (Zenit-4MK) |
| MOM |
| LEO |
| Recon |
| 13 February 1974 |
| Successful |
|
|
| 30 January |
| SSBS |
BLB,
Biscarosse |
| DMA |
|
| DMA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Missile test |
| 30 January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| January |
| Vertikal' K65UP |
LC-107, Kapustin Yar |
| RVSN |
|
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| Ionosphere/Solar research |
| January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| January |
| Athena |
| Wallops Island |
| Sandia |
|
| USAF |
| Sub-orbital |
| Re-entry vehicle test |
| January 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 1 February, 06:30 GMT |
| JCR |
Area
T, Tanegashima |
| NASDA |
|
| NASDA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Test flight |
| 1 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 4 February, 14:40 GMT |
| Skylark 6AC |
| LA-2SL, Woomera |
| BAC |
|
| BAC |
| Sub-orbital |
| Astronomy |
| 4 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 4 February |
| MR-UR-100 |
| LC-177, Baikonur |
| RVSN |
|
| RVSN |
| Sub-orbital |
| ICBM test |
| 4 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February, 00:34 GMT |
| Kosmos-3M |
| LC-132/2, Plesetsk |
| VKS |
| (Tselina-O) |
| MO SSSR |
| LEO |
| ELINT |
| 3 October 1980 |
| Successful |
|
|
| 6 February, 22:48 GMT |
| Black Brant IVB |
| Andoya |
| DLR |
|
| DFVLR |
| Sub-orbital |
| Aurora research |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February |
| Polaris A3 |
| Submarine, WTR |
| US Navy |
|
| US Navy |
| Sub-orbital |
| SLBM test |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February |
| Polaris A3 |
| Submarine, WTR |
| US Navy |
|
| US Navy |
| Sub-orbital |
| SLBM test |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February |
| Polaris A3 |
| Submarine, WTR |
| US Navy |
|
| US Navy |
| Sub-orbital |
| SLBM test |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February |
| Polaris A3 |
| Submarine, WTR |
| US Navy |
|
| US Navy |
| Sub-orbital |
| SLBM test |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 6 February |
| Polaris A3 |
| Submarine, WTR |
| US Navy |
|
| US Navy |
| Sub-orbital |
| SLBM test |
| 6 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 9 February, 02:10 GMT |
| Aerobee 200A |
| White Sands |
| NASA |
|
| NASA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Astronomy |
| 9 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 9 February, 06:30 GMT |
| LS-C |
| Area
T, Tanegashima |
| NASDA |
| LE-3 |
| NASDA |
| Sub-orbital |
| Test flight |
| 9 February 1974 |
| Successful |
| Apogee: |
|
| 11 February, 13:48
GMT |
| Titan IIIE |
LC-41 , CCAFS |
|
| Boilerplate Viking |
| NASA |
| Intended: GSO |
| Test carrier rocket |
| 12 February 1974 |
| Failure |
| Upper stage turbopump malfunction |
|
| SPHINX |
| NASA |
| Intended: GSO |
| Plasma research |
|
| 3 July |
| Soyuz (11A511) |
LC-1/5 , Baikonur |
|
| Soyuz 14 |
|
| LEO, docked to Salyut 3 |
| Manned orbital flight |
| 19 July 1974 |
| Successful |
|
|
| 26 August |
| Soyuz (11A511) |
| LC-1/5, Baikonur |
|
| Soyuz 15 |
|
LEO
Planned: docked to Salyut 3 |
| Manned orbital flight |
| 28 August 1974 |
| Failure |
| Failed to dock with Salyut 3 |
|
| 2 December |
| Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
| LC-1/5, Baikonur |
|
| Soyuz 16 |
|
| LEO |
| Manned orbital flight |
| 8 December 1974 |
| Successful |
ASTP
dress-rehearsal
First manned use of Soyuz-U launch
vehicle |
|
|
|
| Date (GMT) |
| Spacecraft |
| Event |
| Remarks |
|
| 5 February |
Mariner 10 |
Flyby of Venus |
Gravity assist; Closest
approach: |
|
| 10 February |
Mars 4 |
Flyby of Mars |
Closest approach: (orbiter mission) |
|
| 12 February |
Mars 5 |
Areocentric orbit
injection |
|
| 9 March |
Mars 7 |
Lander missed mars by |
|
| 12 March |
Mars 6 |
Lander lost a few seconds before anticipated landing |
|
| 29 March |
Mariner 10 |
1st flyby of Mercury |
Closest approach: |
|
| 2 June |
Luna 22 |
Selenocentric orbit injection |
Photographic mission |
|
| 21 September |
Mariner 10 |
2nd flyby of Mercury |
Closest approach: |
|
| 2 November |
Luna 23 |
Landed rough at Mare Crisium , the Moon |
Sample return mission |
|
| 3 December |
Pioneer 11 |
Flyby of Jupiter |
Gravity assist; Closest approach: |
|
|
| Start Date/Time |
| Duration |
| End Time |
| Spacecraft |
| Crew |
| Remarks |
|
3 February
15:19 |
5 hours
19 minutes |
| 20:38 |
Skylab
SLM-3 |
Gerald P. Carr
Edward Gibson |
| Retrieved the final film from the solar observatory and
photographed Kohoutek using an
electronographic camera. |
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