Orbital launches in 1979

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Orbital launches in 1979

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

Russia	89
United States	16
Japan	2
China	1
India	1
Europe	1
Total	110

Rockets:

Soyuz-U	47
Kosmos-3M	18
Vostok-2M	8
Molniya-M	7
Proton	6
Titan 3C	3
Others	21

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	68
Baikonur	19
Cape Canaveral	8
Vandenberg	6
Others	9

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1979-01-11	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1070 (Zenit-2M #94, Gektor #94) & Nauka-30KS 1	success
1979-01-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1071 (Zenit-4MKM #26, Gerakl #26)	success
1979-01-16	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1072 (Parus #17)	success
1979-01-18	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-3 11 (Molniya-3 23L)	success
1979-01-25	Baikonur	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-Priroda 2-3 (Meteor-1 29)	success
1979-01-30	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2000 2914	SCATHA (P78-2)	success
1979-01-30	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1073 (Zenit-4MKM #27, Gerakl #27)	success
1979-01-31	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1074 (Soyuz-T #2)	success
1979-02-06	Tanegashima	N-1	ECS a (Ayame 1)	failure
1979-02-08	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1075 (Taifun-1 #10, Vektor #10)	success
1979-02-12	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1076 (Okean-E #1)	success
1979-02-13	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1077 (Tselina-D #18)	success
1979-02-16	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Zenit-2M #95 (Gektor #95) / Nauka-32KS	failure
1979-02-18	Wallops Island	Scout D	SAGE (AEM 2)	success
1979-02-21	Kagoshima	Mu Mu-3C	Corsa B (Hakucho)	success
1979-02-21	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Ekran 16L	success
1979-02-22	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1078 (Zenit-4MKM #28, Gerakl #28)	success
1979-02-24	Vandenberg	Atlas F OIS	Solwind (P78-1)	success
1979-02-25	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz 32	success
1979-02-27	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Interkosmos 19 (AUOS-Z-I-IK #1)	success
1979-02-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1079 (Yantar-2K #9, Feniks #9)	success
1979-03-01	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-2 4	success
1979-03-12	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress 5	success
1979-03-14	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1080 (Zenit-4MKM #29, Gerakl #29)	success
1979-03-15	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1081 - 1088 (Strela-1M #169 - 176)	success
1979-03-16	Vandenberg	Titan 3D	KH-9 15 / Ursala 4	success
1979-03-21	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1089 (Parus #18)	success
1979-03-31	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1090 (Zenit-2M #96, Gektor #96)	success
1979-04-07	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1091 (Parus #19)	success
1979-04-10	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz 33	success
1979-04-11	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1092 (Tsikada #5)	success
1979-04-12	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1K 43 (Molniya-1K 52L)	success
1979-04-14	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1093 (Tselina-D #19)	success
1979-04-18	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1094 (US-P #6)	success
1979-04-20	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1095 (Zenit-6U #6, Argon #6)	success
1979-04-25	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Raduga 5 (Gran' 15L)	success
1979-04-25	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1096 (US-P #7)	success
1979-04-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1097 (Yantar-4K1 #1, Oktan #1)	success
1979-05-04	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR	FLTSATCOM 2	success
1979-05-13	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress 6	success
1979-05-15	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1098 (Zenit-4MKM #30, Gerakl #30)	success
1979-05-17	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1099 (Zenit-4MKT #8, Fram #8)	success
1979-05-22	Baikonur	Proton K	Kosmos-1100/1(VA 102P/L)	success
1979-05-25	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1102 (Zenit-2M/NKh #2, Gektor-Priroda #2) & Na	success
1979-05-28	Vandenberg	Titan 3B 24B	KH-8 50	success
1979-05-31	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1104 (Parus #20)	success
1979-05-31	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1103 (Zenit-6U #7, Argon #7)	success
1979-06-02	Wallops Island	Scout D	Ariel 6 (UK 6)	success
1979-06-05	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-3 12 (Molniya-3 21L)	success
1979-06-06	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz 34	success
1979-06-06	Vandenberg	Thor DSV-2U Thor-LV2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS	DMSP-5D1 F4	success
1979-06-07	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Bhaskara 1	success
1979-06-08	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1105 (Zenit-4MKT #9, Fram #9)	success
1979-06-10	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSP 8	success
1979-06-12	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1106 (Zenit-2M/NKh #3, Gektor-Priroda #3) & Na	success
1979-06-15	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1107 (Zenit-6U #8, Argon #8)	success
1979-06-22	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1108 (Zenit-4MKT #10, Fram #10)	success
1979-06-27	Vandenberg	Atlas F Star-37S-ISS	NOAA 6	success
1979-06-27	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Kosmos 1109 (US-K #11)	success
1979-06-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1110 (Strela-2M #20)	success
1979-06-28	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress 7 / KRT 10	success
1979-06-29	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1111 (Zenit-6U #9, Argon #9)	success
1979-07-05	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Gorizont 12L	success
1979-07-06	Kapustin Yar	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1112 (Taifun-2 #6) / 24 Romb	success
1979-07-10	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1113 (Zenit-4MKM #31, Gerakl #31)	success
1979-07-11	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1114 (Tselina-O #39)	success
1979-07-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1115 (Zenit-4MKT #11, Fram #11)	success
1979-07-20	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1116 (Tselina-D #20)	success
1979-07-25	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1117 (Zenit-4MKM #32, Gerakl #32)	success
1979-07-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1118 (Zenit-2M/NKh #4, Gektor-Priroda #4)	success
1979-07-28	Jiuquan	FB-1	Shijian (2) / (2A) / (2B)	failure
1979-07-31	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1K 44 (Molniya-1K 47L)	success
1979-08-03	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1119 (Zenit-4MT #16, Orion #16)	success
1979-08-10	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2000 2914	Westar 3	success
1979-08-10	Sriharikota	SLV	Rohini Technology Payload	failure
1979-08-11	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1120 (Zenit-4MKM #33, Gerakl #33)	success
1979-08-14	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1121 (Yantar-2K #10, Feniks #10)	success
1979-08-17	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1122 (Zenit-2M/NKh #5, Gektor-Priroda #5) & Na	success
1979-08-21	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1123 (Zenit-4MKT #12, Fram #12)	success
1979-08-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1125 (Strela-2M #21)	success
1979-08-28	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Kosmos 1124 (US-K #12)	success
1979-08-31	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1126 (Zenit-6U #10, Argon #10)	success
1979-09-05	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1127 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #1)	success
1979-09-14	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1128 (Zenit-4MKM #34, Gerakl #34)	success
1979-09-20	Cape Canaveral	Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR	HEAO 3	success
1979-09-25	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1130 - 1137 (Strela-1M #177 - 184)	success
1979-09-25	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1129 (Bion #5)	success
1979-09-28	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1138 (Zenit-6U #11, Argon #11)	success
1979-10-01	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	Vortex 9	success
1979-10-03	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Ekran 17L	success
1979-10-05	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1139 (Zenit-4MT #17, Orion #17)	success
1979-10-11	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1140 (Strela-2M #22)	success
1979-10-12	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Zenit-6U #12 (Argon #12)	failure
1979-10-16	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1141 (Parus #21)	success
1979-10-20	Plesetsk	Molniya-M	Molniya-1K 45 (Molniya-1K 49L)	success
1979-10-22	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1142 (Zenit-6U #13, Argon #13)	success
1979-10-26	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1143 (Tselina-D #21)	success
1979-10-30	Vandenberg	Scout G	Magsat (AEM 3)	success
1979-10-31	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Meteor-2 5	success
1979-11-01	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Interkosmos 20 (AUOS-Z-R-P-IK #1)	success
1979-11-02	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1144 (Yantar-2K #11, Feniks #11)	success
1979-11-21	Cape Canaveral	Titan 3C Titan 23C	DSCS-2 13 / DSCS-2 14	success
1979-11-27	Plesetsk	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1145 (Tselina-D #22)	success
1979-12-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1146 (Taifun-1B #1, Yug #1)	success
1979-12-07	Cape Canaveral	Delta 3000 3914	Satcom 3	success
1979-12-12	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1147 (Zenit-6U #14, Argon #14)	success
1979-12-16	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz T-1	success
1979-12-24	Kourou	Ariane 1	CAT 1	success
1979-12-28	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Gorizont 13L	success
1979-12-28	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1148 (Zenit-4MKM #35, Gerakl #35)	success