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1976 in spaceflight

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Field	Value
year	1976
image	Viking2lander1.jpg
caption	Viking 2 on the surface of Mars
first	6 January
last	28 December
total	131
success
failed
partial
catalogued	128
maidens	Thor DSV-2U
retired	Voskhod
Scout B-1
Soyuz
Soyuz-M
Thor-Burner
Luna sample return ascent stage
firstsat
orbital	3
totalcrew	6

Scout B-1 Soyuz Soyuz-M Thor-Burner Luna sample return ascent stage

The following is an outline of 1976 in spaceflight.

Launches

January

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February

|- |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =4 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =5 January 1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =25 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =16 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =19 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =11 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =

March

|- |d-date =23 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =10 October 1990 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =20 November 1993 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =30 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =14 May 1985 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =8 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =12 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

April

|- |d-date =30 October 1980 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =21 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =13 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =11 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =24 November 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =2 |d-date =1977 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =inherit |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

May

|- |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =4 February 1990 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =7 March 1977 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =1 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =2 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =8 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =8 August 1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

June

|- |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =21 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =29 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 November 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 8 August 1977 |d-date =6 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =12 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

July

|- Low Earth (achieved) |d-date =18 November 1983 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =23 August 1977 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 24 August |d-time = 18:32:17 |d-date =13 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =24 April 1986 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =26 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =22 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =30 August |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =30 May 1987 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =15 November 1980 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =10 July 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

August

|- |d-date =17 August |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 April 2020 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date=22 August |d-date =25 August |d-time = |d-span =2 |o-span =2 |d-date = |d-time = |d-span =inherit |o-span =inherit |d-date = 24 April 1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 16 May 1977 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =5 August 1989 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =10 September |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =25 November 1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

September

|- Low Earth (achieved) |d-date =31 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =30 May 1981 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =16 September |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 23 September |d-time = 07:40:47 |d-date =5 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =3 October |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =5 October |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span =inherit |o-span =inherit |d-date =7 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

October

|- |d-date = |d-time =4 October |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =21 October |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 16 October |d-time = 17:45:53 |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =5 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

November

|- |d-date =13 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =10 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =23 November |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =6 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = 12 July 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =8 July 1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =17 December |d-time =10:31 |d-span = |o-span =

December

|- |d-date =20 December 1980 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 January 1991 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =2 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =22 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =31 August 1991 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =15 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =15 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =29 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =14 October 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =2 |d-date =1977-1978 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =inherit |d-date =28 January 1979 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =19 March 1990 |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |}

Launches from the Moon

|d-date = 22 August 1976 |}

Deep space rendezvous

Date	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
	19 June	Viking 1	Areocentric orbit insertion
	20 July	Viking 1 Lander	landed in Chryse Planitia
	7 August	Viking 2	Areocentric orbit insertion
	18 August	Luna 24	landed in Mare Crisium	sample return mission
	19 August	Luna 24	lift-off from Mare Crisium	170 g
	3 September	Viking 2 Lander	landed in Utopia Planitia

References

Footnotes

References

McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report.
Ryan, Dorothy. (27 May 2020). "Lincoln Laboratory decommissions Lincoln Experimental Satellite–9". [[MIT]].

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