Orbital Launches of 1979

ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
1979-001	11.01.1979	Kosmos 1070 (Zenit-2M #94, Gektor #94) & Nauka-30KS 1L	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-002	13.01.1979	Kosmos 1071 (Zenit-4MKM #26, Gerakl #26)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-003	16.01.1979	Kosmos 1072 (Parus #17)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-004	18.01.1979	Molniya-3 23L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1979-005	25.01.1979	Meteor-Priroda 2-3 (Meteor-1 29)	Vostok-2M	Ba LC-31/6
1979-006	30.01.1979	Kosmos 1073 (Zenit-4MKM #27, Gerakl #27)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-007	30.01.1979	SCATHA (P78-2)	Delta-2914	CC LC-17B
1979-008	31.01.1979	Kosmos 1074 (Soyuz-T #2)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
February
1979-009	06.02.1979	ECS a (Ayame 1)	N-1	Ta LP-N	Partial Failure
1979-010	08.02.1979	Kosmos 1075 (Taifun-1 #10, Vektor #10)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-011	12.02.1979	Kosmos 1076 (Okean-E #1)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1979-012	13.02.1979	Kosmos 1077 (Tselina-D #18)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1979-F01	16.02.1979	Kosmos (1078) (Zenit-2M #95, Gektor #95) & Nauka-32KS 2L	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1	Failure
1979-013	18.02.1979	SAGE (AEM 2, Explorer 60)	Scout-D1	WI LA-3
1979-014	21.02.1979	Corsa B (Hakucho)	M-3C	Ka LP-M
1979-015	21.02.1979	Ekran 3 (Ekran 16L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1979-016	22.02.1979	Kosmos 1078 (Zenit-4MKM #28, Gerakl #28)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-017	24.02.1979	Solwind (P78-1)	Atlas-F OIS	Va SLC-3W
1979-018	25.02.1979	Soyuz 32	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-019	27.02.1979	Kosmos 1079 (Yantar-2K #9, Feniks #9)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-020	27.02.1979	Interkosmos 19 (AUOS-Z-I-IK #1, Ionozond-IK)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
March
1979-021	01.03.1979	Meteor-2 4	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1979-022	12.03.1979	Progress 5	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-023	14.03.1979	Kosmos 1080 (Zenit-4MKM #29, Gerakl #29)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-024	15.03.1979	Kosmos 1081 (Strela-1M #169) Kosmos 1082 (Strela-1M #170) Kosmos 1083 (Strela-1M #171) Kosmos 1084 (Strela-1M #172) Kosmos 1085 (Strela-1M #173) Kosmos 1086 (Strela-1M #174) Kosmos 1087 (Strela-1M #175) Kosmos 1088 (Strela-1M #176)Kosmos 1081, ..., 1088 (Strela-1M #169, ..., #176)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-025	16.03.1979	KH-9 15 (Hexagon 15, Mission 1215, OPS 3854) Ursala 4 (P-11 4431, OPS 6675)	Titan-3D	Va SLC-4E
1979-026	21.03.1979	Kosmos 1089 (Parus #18)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-027	31.03.1979	Kosmos 1090 (Zenit-2M #96, Gektor #96)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
April
1979-028	07.04.1979	Kosmos 1091 (Parus #19)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-029	10.04.1979	Soyuz 33	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-030	11.04.1979	Kosmos 1092 (Tsikada #5)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-031	12.04.1979	Molniya-1K 43 (Molniya-1K 52L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-41/1
1979-032	14.04.1979	Kosmos 1093 (Tselina-D #19)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/3
1979-033	18.04.1979	Kosmos 1094 (US-P #6)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1979-034	20.04.1979	Kosmos 1095 (Zenit-6U #6, Argon #6)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-E01	20.04.1979	Kosmos (1096) (TKS-VA #7) Kosmos (1097) (TKS-VA #8)	Proton-K	Ba	Launch abort on pad
1979-035	25.04.1979	Raduga 5 (Gran 15L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1979-036	25.04.1979	Kosmos 1096 (US-P #7)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1979-037	27.04.1979	Kosmos 1097 (Yantar-4K1 #1, Oktan #1)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
May
1979-038	04.05.1979	FLTSATCOM 2 (OPS 6292)	Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR	CC LC-36A
1979-039	13.05.1979	Progress 6	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-040	15.05.1979	Kosmos 1098 (Zenit-4MKM #30, Gerakl #30)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-041	17.05.1979	Kosmos 1099 (Zenit-4MKT #8, Fram #8)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-042	22.05.1979	Kosmos 1100 (TKS-VA #9) Kosmos 1101 (TKS-VA #10)	Proton-K	Ba LC-81/24
1979-043	25.05.1979	Kosmos 1102 (Zenit-2M/NKh #2, Gektor-Priroda #2) & Nauka-32KS 3L	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-044	28.05.1979	KH-8 50 (Gambit-3 50, Mission 4350, OPS 7164)	Titan-3(24)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1979-045	31.05.1979	Kosmos 1103 (Zenit-6U #7, Argon #7)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-046	31.05.1979	Kosmos 1104 (Parus #20)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
June
1979-047	02.06.1979	Ariel 6 (UK 6)	Scout-D1	WI LA-3
1979-048	05.06.1979	Molniya-3 21L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/4
1979-049	06.06.1979	Soyuz 34	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-050	06.06.1979	DMSP-5D1 F4 (OPS 5390)	Thor-LV2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS	Va SLC-10W
1979-051	07.06.1979	Bhaskara 1	Kosmos-3M	KY LC-107
1979-052	08.06.1979	Kosmos 1105 (Zenit-4MKT #9, Fram #9)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-053	10.06.1979	DSP 8 (OPS 7484)	Titan-3(23)C	CC LC-40
1979-054	12.06.1979	Kosmos 1106 (Zenit-2M/NKh #3, Gektor-Priroda #3) & Nauka-33KS 1L	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-055	15.06.1979	Kosmos 1107 (Zenit-6U #8, Argon #8)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-056	22.06.1979	Kosmos 1108 (Zenit-4MKT #10, Fram #10)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-057	27.06.1979	NOAA 6 (A)	Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS	Va SLC-3W
1979-058	27.06.1979	Kosmos 1109 (US-K #11)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-41/1
1979-059	28.06.1979	Progress 7	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-060	28.06.1979	Kosmos 1110 (Strela-2M #20)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-061	29.06.1979	Kosmos 1111 (Zenit-6U #9, Argon #9)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
July
1979-062	05.07.1979	Gorizont 2 (Gorizont 12L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1979-063	06.07.1979	Kosmos 1112 (Taifun-2 #6) / 24 Romb	Kosmos-3M	KY LC-107
1979-064	10.07.1979	Kosmos 1113 (Zenit-4MKM #31, Gerakl #31)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-065	11.07.1979	Kosmos 1114 (Tselina-O #39)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-066	13.07.1979	Kosmos 1115 (Zenit-4MKT #11, Fram #11)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-067	20.07.1979	Kosmos 1116 (Tselina-D #20)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1979-068	25.07.1979	Kosmos 1117 (Zenit-4MKM #32, Gerakl #32)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-069	27.07.1979	Kosmos 1118 (Zenit-2M/NKh #4, Gektor-Priroda #4)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-F02	27.07.1979	Shi Jian 2 (SJ 2) Shi Jian 2A (SJ 2A) Shi Jian 2B (SJ 2B)	FB-1	Jq LC-2/138	Failure
1979-070	31.07.1979	Molniya-1K 44 (Molniya-1K 47L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-43/3
August
1979-071	03.08.1979	Kosmos 1119 (Zenit-4MT #16, Orion #16)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-072	10.08.1979	Westar 3	Delta-2914	CC LC-17A
1979-F03	10.08.1979	RTP (Rohini 1A)	SLV-3	Sr SLV	Failure
1979-073	11.08.1979	Kosmos 1120 (Zenit-4MKM #33, Gerakl #33)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6 ?
1979-074	14.08.1979	Kosmos 1121 (Yantar-2K #10, Feniks #10)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-075	17.08.1979	Kosmos 1122 (Zenit-2M/NKh #5, Gektor-Priroda #5) & Nauka-31KS 1L	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-076	21.08.1979	Kosmos 1123 (Zenit-4MKT #12, Fram #12)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-077	28.08.1979	Kosmos 1124 (US-K #12)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-43/4
1979-078	28.08.1979	Kosmos 1125 (Strela-2M #21)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1979-079	31.08.1979	Kosmos 1126 (Zenit-6U #10, Argon #10)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
September
1979-080	05.09.1979	Kosmos 1127 (Resurs-F1 (17F41) #1)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-081	14.09.1979	Kosmos 1128 (Zenit-4MKM #34, Gerakl #34)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1979-082	20.09.1979	HEAO 3	Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR	CC LC-36B
1979-083	25.09.1979	Kosmos 1129 (Bion #5)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-084	25.09.1979	Kosmos 1130 (Strela-1M #177) Kosmos 1131 (Strela-1M #178) Kosmos 1132 (Strela-1M #179) Kosmos 1133 (Strela-1M #180) Kosmos 1134 (Strela-1M #181) Kosmos 1135 (Strela-1M #182) Kosmos 1136 (Strela-1M #183) Kosmos 1137 (Strela-1M #184)Kosmos 1130, ..., 1137 (Strela-1M #177, ..., #184)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-085	28.09.1979	Kosmos 1138 (Zenit-6U #11, Argon #11)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
October
1979-086	01.10.1979	Vortex 9 (OPS 1948)	Titan-3(23)C	CC LC-40
1979-087	03.10.1979	Ekran 4 (Ekran 17L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1979-088	05.10.1979	Kosmos 1139 (Zenit-4MT #17, Orion #17)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1979-089	11.10.1979	Kosmos 1140 (Strela-2M #22)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-F04	12.10.1979	Kosmos (1141) (Zenit-6U #12, Argon #12)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3	Failure
1979-090	16.10.1979	Kosmos 1141 (Parus #21)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-091	20.10.1979	Molniya-1K 45 (Molniya-1K 49L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-41/1
1979-092	22.10.1979	Kosmos 1142 (Zenit-6U #13, Argon #13)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-093	26.10.1979	Kosmos 1143 (Tselina-D #21)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
1979-094	30.10.1979	Magsat (AEM 3, Explorer 61)	Scout-G1	Va SLC-5
1979-095	31.10.1979	Meteor-2 5	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
November
1979-096	01.11.1979	Interkosmos 20 (AUOS-Z-R-P-IK #1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-097	02.11.1979	Kosmos 1144 (Yantar-2K #11, Feniks #11)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-098	21.11.1979	DSCS-2 13 (OPS 9441) DSCS-2 14 (OPS 9442)	Titan-3(23)C	CC LC-40
1979-099	27.11.1979	Kosmos 1145 (Tselina-D #22)	Vostok-2M	Pl LC-43/4
December
1979-100	05.12.1979	Kosmos 1146 (Taifun-1B #1, Yug #1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1979-101	07.12.1979	Satcom 3	Delta-3914	CC LC-17A
1979-102	12.12.1979	Kosmos 1147 (Zenit-6U #14, Argon #14)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1979-103	16.12.1979	Soyuz-T 1	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1979-104	24.12.1979	CAT 1	Ariane-1	Ko ELA-1
1979-105	28.12.1979	Gorizont 3 (Gorizont 13L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1979-106	28.12.1979	Kosmos 1148 (Zenit-4MKM #35, Gerakl #35)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR

CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China

Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan

Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France

KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, USSR

Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR

Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

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