Satellites, space stations, and deep space probes.
| Label | Operator | Status | Orbit | Launch Date | Mission Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-481 Космос-481 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 3/25/1972 | Technology Demonstration |
| DMSP 5528 | U.S. Air Force | retired | LEO | 3/24/1972 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-479 Космос-479 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | retired |
| LEO |
| 3/22/1972 |
| Signals Intelligence |
| OPS 1678 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 3/17/1972 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-478 Космос-478 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 3/15/1972 | Earth Observation |
| TD-1A | European Space Agency (ESA) | retired | LEO | 3/12/1972 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-477 Космос-477 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 3/4/1972 | Earth Observation |
| Pioneer 10 | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 3/3/1972 | Science Exploration |
| DSP F3 | U.S. Air Force | retired | GEO | 3/1/1972 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| Kosmos-476 Космос-476 | TsNII Kometa | retired | LEO | 3/1/1972 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-475 Космос-475 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | LEO | 2/25/1972 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| OPS 1844 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | suborbital | 2/16/1972 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-474 Космос-474 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 2/16/1972 | Earth Observation |
| Luna-20 VA Луна-20 ВА | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | cislunar | 2/14/1972 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-473 Космос-473 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 2/3/1972 | Earth Observation |
| HEOS 2 | European Space Agency (ESA) | retired | HEO | 1/31/1972 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-472 Космос-472 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 1/25/1972 | Technology Demonstration |
| INTELSAT IV F4 | Intelsat | retired | GEO | 1/23/1972 | Communications |
| OPS 1737 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 1/20/1972 | Earth Observation |
| MABELI | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 1/20/1972 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-471 Космос-471 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 1/12/1972 | Earth Observation |
| Meteor (1971-120A) Метеор | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 12/29/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Aureole 1 Ореол-1 | Yuzhnoye | retired | LEO | 12/27/1971 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-470 Космос-470 | TsKBEM Filial No. 3 | retired | LEO | 12/27/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-469 Космос-469 | Machine Building Special Design Bureau | retired | LEO | 12/25/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| INTELSAT IV F3 | Intelsat | retired | GEO | 12/20/1971 | Communications |
| Molniya-1 (1971-115A) Молния-1 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 12/19/1971 | Communications |
| Kosmos-467 Космос-467 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 12/17/1971 | Technology Demonstration |
| Kosmos-468 Космос-468 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | LEO | 12/17/1971 | Communications |
| Kosmos-466 Космос-466 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 12/16/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-465 Космос-465 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | LEO | 12/15/1971 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| OPS 7898 P/L 2 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 12/14/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| OPS 7898 P/L 4 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 12/14/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| OPS 7898 P/L 3 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 12/14/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| OPS 7898 P/L 1 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | LEO | 12/14/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| Ariel 4 | UK Science Research Council | retired | LEO | 12/11/1971 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-464 Космос-464 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 12/10/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-463 Космос-463 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 12/6/1971 | Earth Observation |
| D-2A Polaire | French Space Agency (CNES) | retired | suborbital | 12/5/1971 | Science Exploration |
| AFP-827 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | suborbital | 12/4/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-462 Космос-462 | Russian Ministry of Defense | retired | LEO | 12/3/1971 | Technology Demonstration |
| [Kosmos] (1971-F12) [Космос] | State Space Corporation Roscosmos | retired | suborbital | 12/3/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-461 Космос-461 | Yuzhnoye | retired | LEO | 12/2/1971 | Science Exploration |
| Interkosmos-5 Интеркосмос-5 | Interkosmos | retired | LEO | 12/2/1971 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-460 Космос-460 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | retired | LEO | 11/30/1971 | Signals Intelligence |
| Kosmos-459 Космос-459 | Russian Ministry of Defense | retired | LEO | 11/29/1971 | Technology Demonstration |
| Kosmos-458 Космос-458 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | LEO | 11/29/1971 | Technology Demonstration |
| Molniya-2 (1971-100A) Молния-2 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 11/24/1971 | Communications |
| Kosmos-457 Космос-457 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | LEO | 11/20/1971 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-456 Космос-456 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 11/19/1971 | Earth Observation |