// year 1979

Orbital launches in 1979

110 launch attempts in 1979: 105 succeeded and 5 failed. Together they carried 176 payloads, 2 of them crewed.

110 launches105 successful176 payloads

1978 All years 1980

By country

Soviet Union89

United States16

Japan2

China1

India1

European Space Agency1

By rocket

Soyuz-U47 Kosmos 11K65M18 Vostok 8A92M8 Molniya 8K78M7 Proton-K/DM5 Titan IIIC3 Delta 29142 Scout D-12 Tsiklon-22 Atlas SLV-3D Centaur2

By spaceport

Plesetsk68 Baikonur19 Cape Canaveral & Kennedy8 Vandenberg6 Wallops2 Kapustin Yar2 Tanegashima1 Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1 Jiuquan1 Sriharikota1

Launches by month

813710915101061147

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 1979

110 launches

#	Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Country	Payloads	Outcome
1	Jan 11, 1979	Zenit-2M1979-001	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
2	Jan 13, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-002	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
3	Jan 16, 1979	Parus1979-003	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
4	Jan 18, 1979	Molniya-3 No. 231979-004	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
5	Jan 25, 1979	Meteor-Priroda No. 2-31979-005	Vostok 8A92M	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
6	Jan 30, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-006	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
7	Jan 30, 1979	P78-21979-007	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
8	Jan 31, 1979	Soyuz 7K-ST No. 5L1979-008	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
9	Feb 6, 1979	ECS1979-009	N-1	Tanegashima	Japan	1	Failure · 0.25
10	Feb 8, 1979	Vektor1979-010	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
11	Feb 12, 1979	Okean-E NKh No. 11979-011	Tsiklon-3	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
12	Feb 13, 1979	Tselina-D1979-012	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
13	Feb 16, 1979	Zenit-2M No. 1311979-F01	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Failure
14	Feb 18, 1979	AEM-B1979-013	Scout D-1	Wallops	United States	1	Success
15	Feb 21, 1979	CORSA-b1979-014	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	Japan	1	Success
16	Feb 21, 1979	Ekran No. 16L1979-015	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
17	Feb 22, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-016	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
18	Feb 24, 1979	P78-11979-017	Atlas F/OIS	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
19	Feb 25, 1979	Soyuz 7K-T No. 481979-018	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
20	Feb 27, 1979	Feniks No. 151979-019	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
21	Feb 27, 1979	AUOS-Z Ionozond-IK1979-020	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
22	Mar 1, 1979	Meteor-2 No. 41979-021	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
23	Mar 12, 1979	Progress 7K-TG No. 1041979-022	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
24	Mar 14, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-023	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
25	Mar 15, 1979	Strela-1M1979-024	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
26	Mar 16, 1979	HEXAGON SV-151979-025	Titan IIID	Vandenberg	United States	8	Success
27	Mar 21, 1979	Parus1979-026	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
28	Mar 31, 1979	Zenit-2M1979-027	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
29	Apr 7, 1979	Parus1979-028	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
30	Apr 10, 1979	Soyuz 7K-T No. 491979-029	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
31	Apr 11, 1979	Tsikada1979-030	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
32	Apr 12, 1979	Molniya-11979-031	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
33	Apr 14, 1979	Tselina-D1979-032	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
34	Apr 18, 1979	US-P1979-033	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
35	Apr 20, 1979	Zenit-61979-034	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
36	Apr 25, 1979	Gran' No. 15L1979-035	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
37	Apr 25, 1979	US-P1979-036	Tsiklon-2	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
38	Apr 27, 1979	Yantar'-4K1 No. 11979-037	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
39	May 4, 1979	FLTSATCOM F21979-038	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
40	May 13, 1979	Progress 7K-TG No. 1061979-039	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
41	May 15, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-040	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
42	May 17, 1979	Fram1979-041	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
43	May 22, 1979	TKS VA No. 0102A1979-042	Proton-K	Baikonur	Soviet Union	3	Success
44	May 25, 1979	Gektor-Priroda1979-043	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
45	May 28, 1979	GAMBIT-3 Mission 43501979-044	Titan 24B	Vandenberg	United States	3	Success
46	May 31, 1979	Zenit-61979-045	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
47	May 31, 1979	Parus1979-046	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
48	Jun 2, 1979	Ariel 61979-047	Scout D-1	Wallops	United States	1	Success
49	Jun 5, 1979	Molniya-3 No. 211979-048	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
50	Jun 6, 1979	Soyuz 7K-T No. 501979-049	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
51	Jun 6, 1979	DMSP Block 5D S-51979-050	Thor DSV-2U	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
52	Jun 7, 1979	SEO1979-051	Kosmos 11K65M	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	1	Success
53	Jun 8, 1979	Fram1979-052	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
54	Jun 10, 1979	DSP 111979-053	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
55	Jun 12, 1979	Gektor-Priroda1979-054	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
56	Jun 15, 1979	Zenit-61979-055	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
57	Jun 22, 1979	Fram1979-056	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
58	Jun 27, 1979	NOAA A1979-057	Atlas F	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
59	Jun 27, 1979	Oko1979-058	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
60	Jun 28, 1979	Progress 7K-TG No. 1071979-059	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	2	Success
61	Jun 28, 1979	Strela-2M1979-060	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
62	Jun 29, 1979	Zenit-61979-061	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
63	Jul 5, 1979	Gorizont No. 12L1979-062	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
64	Jul 6, 1979	Romb1979-063	Kosmos 11K65M	Kapustin Yar	Soviet Union	25	Success
65	Jul 10, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-064	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
66	Jul 11, 1979	Tselina-OM1979-065	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
67	Jul 13, 1979	Fram1979-066	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
68	Jul 20, 1979	Tselina-D1979-067	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
69	Jul 25, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-068	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
70	Jul 27, 1979	Gektor-Priroda1979-069	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
71	Jul 27, 1979	SKW1979-F02	Feng Bao 1	Jiuquan	China	3	Failure
72	Jul 31, 1979	Molniya-11979-070	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
73	Aug 3, 1979	Orion1979-071	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
74	Aug 10, 1979	Westar 31979-072	Delta 2914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
75	Aug 10, 1979	Rohini RS-11979-F03	SLV-3	Sriharikota	India	1	Failure
76	Aug 11, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-073	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
77	Aug 14, 1979	Feniks No. 9291979-074	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
78	Aug 17, 1979	Gektor-Priroda1979-075	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	2	Success
79	Aug 21, 1979	Fram1979-076	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
80	Aug 28, 1979	Oko1979-077	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
81	Aug 28, 1979	Strela-2M1979-078	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
82	Aug 31, 1979	Zenit-61979-079	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
83	Sep 5, 1979	Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 111979-080	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
84	Sep 14, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-081	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
85	Sep 20, 1979	HEAO C1979-082	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
86	Sep 25, 1979	Bion No. 51979-083	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
87	Sep 25, 1979	Strela-1M1979-084	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	8	Success
88	Sep 28, 1979	Zenit-61979-085	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
89	Oct 1, 1979	VORTEX 21979-086	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
90	Oct 3, 1979	Ekran No. 17L1979-087	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
91	Oct 5, 1979	Orion1979-088	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
92	Oct 11, 1979	Strela-2M1979-089	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
93	Oct 12, 1979	Zenit-61979-U01	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Failure
94	Oct 16, 1979	Parus1979-090	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
95	Oct 20, 1979	Molniya-11979-091	Molniya 8K78M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
96	Oct 22, 1979	Zenit-61979-092	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
97	Oct 26, 1979	Tselina-D1979-093	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
98	Oct 30, 1979	AEM-C1979-094	Scout G-1	Vandenberg	United States	1	Success
99	Oct 31, 1979	Meteor-2 No. 71979-095	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
100	Nov 1, 1979	AUOS-Z ?1979-096	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
101	Nov 2, 1979	Feniks No. 9391979-097	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	3	Success
102	Nov 21, 1979	DSCS II D-131979-098	Titan IIIC	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	2	Success
103	Nov 27, 1979	Tselina-D1979-099	Vostok 8A92M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
104	Dec 5, 1979	Taifun-1B1979-100	Kosmos 11K65M	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
105	Dec 7, 1979	RCA-C1979-101	Delta 3914	Cape Canaveral & Kennedy	United States	1	Success
106	Dec 12, 1979	Zenit-61979-102	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success
107	Dec 16, 1979	Soyuz 7K-ST No. 6L1979-103	Soyuz-U	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
108	Dec 24, 1979	CAT1979-104	Ariane 1	Kourou	European Space Agency	1	Success
109	Dec 28, 1979	Gorizont No. 13L1979-105	Proton-K/DM	Baikonur	Soviet Union	1	Success
110	Dec 28, 1979	Zenit-4MKM1979-106	Soyuz-U	Plesetsk	Soviet Union	1	Success

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.