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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1974.

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Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Site	LSP	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome	Remarks
5 January, 01:45 GMT^[1]	Aerobee 200A	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy/Ultraviolet astronomy	5 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 223 kilometres (139 mi)
8 January, 01:40 GMT^[1]	Aerobee 200A	White Sands	NASA		NASA/NRL	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy/Ultraviolet astronomy	8 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 193 kilometres (120 mi)
12 January, 19:12 GMT^[1]	Skylark	El Arenosillo	DFVLR	H-GR-58	DLR	Sub-orbital	Astronomy	12 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 246 kilometres (153 mi)
12 January^[1]	R-36	LC-162/36, Baikonur	RVSN	DKh	RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	12 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
15 January, 20:00 GMT^[1]	Black Brant VC	LC-36, White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Solar research	15 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 234 kilometres (145 mi)
16 January, 02:00 GMT^[1]	Kappa 9M	Kagoshima	ISAS		ISAS	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere and Solar research	16 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 360 kilometres (220 mi)
16 January, 17:40 GMT^[1]	Nike Apache	Wallops Island	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy	16 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 205 kilometres (127 mi)
16 January, 18:13 GMT^[1]	Super Arcas	Wallops Island	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	16 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
16 January^[1]	Aerobee 200A	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Solar research	16 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
17 January, 02:37 GMT^[1]	Nike Tomahawk	Poker Flat	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Plasma research	17 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi)
17 January, 02:37 GMT^[1]	Kosmos-3M	LC-132/2, Plesetsk	VKS	Kosmos 628 (Tsiklon)	MO SSSR	LEO	Navigation	Still in orbit	Successful
19 January, 01:38 GMT^[1]	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^[1]	Skua	El Arenosillo	RAE		RAE	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	19 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
19 January^[1]	Eridan	ALFS, Kourou				Sub-orbital	Missile test	19 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi)
20 January^[1]	R-36M	LC-103, Baikonur	RVSN	POR	RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	20 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
21 January, 02:39 GMT^[1]	Nike Tomahawk	Poker Flat	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Plasma research	21 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi)
21 January, 11:30 GMT^[1]	Skua 4	El Arenosillo	RAE		RAE	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	21 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 114 kilometres (71 mi)
22 January, 02:41 GMT^[1]	Nike Tomahawk	Poker Flat	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Plasma research	22 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 298 kilometres (185 mi)
22 January, 11:00 GMT^[1]	Lambda-3H	Area L, Kagoshima	ISAS		ISAS	Sub-orbital	X-ray astronomy	22 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,571 kilometres (976 mi)
8 January, 16:45 GMT^[1]	Aerobee 200A	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Solar research	22 January 1974	Successful	Reached 238 kilometres (148 mi)
22 January^[1]	Minuteman I	LF-06, Vandenberg AFB	USAF		USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	22 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 January, 11:30 GMT^[1]	Skua	El Arenosillo	RAE		RAE	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	23 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi)
23 January, 12:50 GMT^[1]	Black Brant VB	Fort Churchill	NRCC		NRCC	Sub-orbital	Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Aurora research	23 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 208 kilometres (129 mi)
24 January, 15:00 GMT^[1]	Voskhod	Plesetsk		Kosmos 629 (Zenit-2M)	MOM	LEO	Recon	5 February 1974	Successful
25 January, 11:30 GMT^[1]	Skua	El Arenosillo	RAE		RAE	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere research	25 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 109 kilometres (68 mi)
25 January^[1]	UR-100N	Baikonur Cosmodrome	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	25 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
26 January^[1]	Minuteman III	LF-25, Vandenberg AFB	USAF	GT-24GB-1	USAF	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	26 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 January^[1]	UR-100N	Baikonur Cosmodrome	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	26 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 January, 19:08 GMT^[1]	Nike Tomahawk	Andoya	NASA	Ferdinand 35 (Polar 3)	NDRE	Sub-orbital	Aurora research	27 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 238 kilometres (148 mi)
30 January, 11:00 GMT^[1]	Voskhod	Plesetsk		Kosmos 630 (Zenit-4MK)	MOM	LEO	Recon	13 February 1974	Successful
30 January^[1]	SSBS	BLB, Biscarosse	DMA		DMA	Sub-orbital	Missile test	30 January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
January^[1]	Vertikal' K65UP	LC-107, Kapustin Yar	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	Ionosphere/Solar research	January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
January^[1]	Athena	Wallops Island	Sandia		USAF	Sub-orbital	Re-entry vehicle test	January 1974	Successful	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 February, 06:30 GMT^[1]	JCR	Area T, Tanegashima	NASDA		NASDA	Sub-orbital	Test flight	1 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
4 February, 14:40 GMT^[1]	Skylark 6AC	LA-2SL, Woomera	BAC		BAC	Sub-orbital	Astronomy	4 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 197 kilometres (122 mi)
4 February^[1]	MR-UR-100	LC-177, Baikonur	RVSN		RVSN	Sub-orbital	ICBM test	4 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February, 00:34 GMT^[1]	Kosmos-3M	LC-132/2, Plesetsk	VKS	Kosmos 631 (Tselina-O)	MO SSSR	LEO	ELINT	3 October 1980	Successful
6 February, 22:48 GMT^[1]	Black Brant IVB	Andoya	DLR		DFVLR	Sub-orbital	Aurora research	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 548 kilometres (341 mi)
6 February^[1]	Polaris A3	Submarine, WTR	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February^[1]	Polaris A3	Submarine, WTR	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February^[1]	Polaris A3	Submarine, WTR	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February^[1]	Polaris A3	Submarine, WTR	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
6 February^[1]	Polaris A3	Submarine, WTR	US Navy		US Navy	Sub-orbital	SLBM test	6 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 February, 02:10 GMT^[1]	Aerobee 200A	White Sands	NASA		NASA	Sub-orbital	Astronomy	9 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 186 kilometres (116 mi)
9 February, 06:30 GMT^[1]	LS-C	Area T, Tanegashima	NASDA	LE-3	NASDA	Sub-orbital	Test flight	9 February 1974	Successful	Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 February, 13:48 GMT^[1]	Titan IIIE	LC-41, CCAFS		Boilerplate Viking	NASA	Intended: GSO	Test carrier rocket	12 February 1974	Failure	Upper stage turbopump malfunction
11 February, 13:48 GMT^[1]	Titan IIIE	LC-41, CCAFS		SPHINX	NASA	Intended: GSO	Plasma research	12 February 1974	Failure	Upper stage turbopump malfunction
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

[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
5 February	Mariner 10	Flyby of Venus	Gravity assist; Closest approach: 5,768 kilometres (3,584 mi)
10 February	Mars 4	Flyby of Mars	Closest approach: 2,200 kilometres (1,400 mi) (orbiter mission)
12 February	Mars 5	Areocentric orbit injection
9 March	Mars 7	Lander missed mars by 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
12 March	Mars 6	Lander lost a few seconds before anticipated landing
29 March	Mariner 10	1^st flyby of Mercury	Closest approach: 703 kilometres (437 mi)
2 June	Luna 22	Selenocentric orbit injection	Photographic mission
21 September	Mariner 10	2^nd flyby of Mercury	Closest approach: 48,069 kilometres (29,869 mi)
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: 42,960 kilometres (26,690 mi)

[edit] EVAs

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.