Historical and upcoming launch events.
| Label | Launch Date | Operator | Type | Orbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-521 Mission | 9/29/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Explorer 47 | 9/23/1972 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | - | HEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-520 Mission | 9/19/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-519 Mission |
| 9/16/1972 |
| Russian Ministry of Defense |
| - |
| LEO |
| 1 |
| Kosmos-518 Mission | 9/15/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Triad | 9/2/1972 | U.S. Air Force | - | LEO | 1 |
| Launch 1972-F05 | 9/2/1972 | - | - | 1 |
| KH-8A | 9/1/1972 | U.S. Air Force | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-517 Mission | 8/30/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| OAO 3 | 8/21/1972 | NASA Glenn Research Center | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-516 Mission | 8/21/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Denpa Mission | 8/19/1972 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | - | MEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-515 Mission | 8/18/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-514 Mission | 8/16/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Explorer 46 Mission | 8/13/1972 | NASA Langley Research Center | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-513 Mission | 8/2/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Launch 1972-F04 | 7/29/1972 | - | - | 1 |
| Kosmos-512 Mission | 7/28/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| ERTS 1 Mission | 7/23/1972 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-504/511 | 7/20/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 8 |
| Kosmos-503 Mission | 7/19/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-502 Mission | 7/13/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-501 Mission | 7/12/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-500 Mission | 7/10/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| HEXAGON SV3 | 7/7/1972 | U.S. Air Force | - | LEO | 2 |
| Kosmos-499 Mission | 7/6/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-498 Mission | 7/5/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Meteor Mission | 6/30/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-497 Mission | 6/30/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Interkosmos-7 Mission | 6/30/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Prognoz-2 Mission | 6/29/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | HEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-496 Mission | 6/26/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-494 Mission | 6/23/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-495 Mission | 6/23/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-493 Mission | 6/21/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Intelsat 4 F-5 | 6/13/1972 | NASA Glenn Research Center | - | HEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-492 Mission | 6/9/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| CORONA 145/1117 | 5/25/1972 | U.S. Air Force | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-491 Mission | 5/25/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Launch 1972-F03 | 5/20/1972 | - | - | 1 |
| Molniya-2 Mission | 5/19/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-490 Mission | 5/17/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-489 Mission | 5/6/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Kosmos-488 Mission | 5/5/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Launch 1972-F02 | 4/25/1972 | - | - | 1 |
| Kosmos-487 Mission | 4/21/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| CORONA 144/1116 | 4/19/1972 | U.S. Air Force | - | LEO | 1 |
| Apollo 16 | 4/16/1972 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | - | HEO | 3 |
| Kosmos-486 Mission | 4/14/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | LEO | 1 |
| Prognoz Mission | 4/14/1972 | Russian Ministry of Defense | - | HEO | 1 |