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Orbital Launches in 1979
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 110 every orbital launch in 1979, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-28 | Zenit-4MKM1979-106 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-12-28 | Gorizont No. 13L1979-105 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1979-12-24 | CAT1979-104 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 13 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1979-12-16 | Soyuz 7K-ST No. 6L1979-103 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-12-12 | Zenit-61979-102 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-12-07 | RCA-C1979-101 | Delta 3914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 14 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1979-12-05 | Taifun-1B1979-100 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-11-27 | Tselina-D1979-099 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-11-21 | DSCS II D-131979-098 | Titan IIIC | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1979-11-02 | Feniks No. 9391979-097 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-11-01 | AUOS-Z ?1979-096 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-31 | Meteor-2 No. 71979-095 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 31 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-30 | AEM-C1979-094 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-26 | Tselina-D1979-093 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-22 | Zenit-61979-092 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-20 | Molniya-11979-091 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1979-10-16 | Parus1979-090 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-12 | Zenit-61979-U01 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1979-10-11 | Strela-2M1979-089 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-05 | Orion1979-088 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-10-03 | Ekran No. 17L1979-087 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1979-10-01 | VORTEX 21979-086 | Titan IIIC | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1979-09-28 | Zenit-61979-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-09-25 | Strela-1M1979-084 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1979-09-25 | Bion No. 51979-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-09-20 | HEAO C1979-082 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-09-14 | Zenit-4MKM1979-081 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-09-05 | Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 111979-080 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-31 | Zenit-61979-079 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-28 | Strela-2M1979-078 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-28 | Oko1979-077 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1979-08-21 | Fram1979-076 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-17 | Gektor-Priroda1979-075 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-14 | Feniks No. 9291979-074 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-11 | Zenit-4MKM1979-073 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-08-10 | Rohini RS-11979-F03 | SLV-3 | ISRO | Satish Dhawan (Sriharikota) | — | LEO | failure |
| 1979-08-10 | Westar 31979-072 | Delta 2914 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1979-08-03 | Orion1979-071 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-31 | Molniya-11979-070 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | HEO | success |
| 1979-07-27 | SKW1979-F02 | Feng Bao 1 | CASC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | failure |
| 1979-07-27 | Gektor-Priroda1979-069 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-25 | Zenit-4MKM1979-068 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-20 | Tselina-D1979-067 | Vostok 8A92M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-13 | Fram1979-066 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-11 | Tselina-OM1979-065 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-10 | Zenit-4MKM1979-064 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-06 | Romb1979-063 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Kapustin Yar | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-07-05 | Gorizont No. 12L1979-062 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1979-06-29 | Zenit-61979-061 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1979-06-28 | Strela-2M1979-060 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Gorizont No. 13L (1979-12-28)Zenit-4MKM (1979-12-28)CAT (1979-12-24)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 6L (1979-12-16)Zenit-6 (1979-12-12)RCA-C (1979-12-07)Taifun-1B (1979-12-05)Tselina-D (1979-11-27)DSCS II D-13 (1979-11-21)Feniks No. 939 (1979-11-02)AUOS-Z ? (1979-11-01)Meteor-2 No. 7 (1979-10-31)AEM-C (1979-10-30)Tselina-D (1979-10-26)Zenit-6 (1979-10-22)Molniya-1 (1979-10-20)Parus (1979-10-16)Zenit-6 (1979-10-12)Strela-2M (1979-10-11)Orion (1979-10-05)Ekran No. 17L (1979-10-03)VORTEX 2 (1979-10-01)Zenit-6 (1979-09-28)Strela-1M (1979-09-25)Bion No. 5 (1979-09-25)HEAO C (1979-09-20)Zenit-4MKM (1979-09-14)Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 11 (1979-09-05)Zenit-6 (1979-08-31)Strela-2M (1979-08-28)Oko (1979-08-28)Fram (1979-08-21)Gektor-Priroda (1979-08-17)Feniks No. 929 (1979-08-14)Zenit-4MKM (1979-08-11)Rohini RS-1 (1979-08-10)Westar 3 (1979-08-10)Orion (1979-08-03)Molniya-1 (1979-07-31)Gektor-Priroda (1979-07-27)Zenit-4MKM (1979-07-25)Tselina-D (1979-07-20)Fram (1979-07-13)Tselina-OM (1979-07-11)Zenit-4MKM (1979-07-10)Romb (1979-07-06)Gorizont No. 12L (1979-07-05)Zenit-6 (1979-06-29)Strela-2M (1979-06-28)Progress 7K-TG No. 107 (1979-06-28)NOAA A (1979-06-27)Oko (1979-06-27)Fram (1979-06-22)Zenit-6 (1979-06-15)Gektor-Priroda (1979-06-12)DSP 11 (1979-06-10)Fram (1979-06-08)DMSP Block 5D S-5 (1979-06-06)Soyuz 7K-T No. 50 (1979-06-06)Molniya-3 No. 21 (1979-06-05)Ariel 6 (1979-06-02)Parus (1979-05-31)Zenit-6 (1979-05-31)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4350 (1979-05-28)Gektor-Priroda (1979-05-25)TKS VA No. 0102A (1979-05-22)Fram (1979-05-17)Zenit-4MKM (1979-05-15)Progress 7K-TG No. 106 (1979-05-13)FLTSATCOM F2 (1979-05-04)Yantar'-4K1 No. 1 (1979-04-27)Gran' No. 15L (1979-04-25)US-P (1979-04-25)Zenit-6 (1979-04-20)US-P (1979-04-18)Tselina-D (1979-04-14)Molniya-1 (1979-04-12)Tsikada (1979-04-11)Soyuz 7K-T No. 49 (1979-04-10)Parus (1979-04-07)Zenit-2M (1979-03-31)Parus (1979-03-21)HEXAGON SV-15 (1979-03-16)Strela-1M (1979-03-15)Zenit-4MKM (1979-03-14)Progress 7K-TG No. 104 (1979-03-12)Meteor-2 No. 4 (1979-03-01)AUOS-Z Ionozond-IK (1979-02-27)Feniks No. 15 (1979-02-27)Soyuz 7K-T No. 48 (1979-02-25)P78-1 (1979-02-24)Zenit-4MKM (1979-02-22)Ekran No. 16L (1979-02-21)CORSA-b (1979-02-21)AEM-B (1979-02-18)Zenit-2M No. 131 (1979-02-16)Tselina-D (1979-02-13)Okean-E NKh No. 1 (1979-02-12)Vektor (1979-02-08)ECS (1979-02-06)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 5L (1979-01-31)P78-2 (1979-01-30)Zenit-4MKM (1979-01-30)Meteor-Priroda No. 2-3 (1979-01-25)Molniya-3 No. 23 (1979-01-18)Parus (1979-01-16)Zenit-4MKM (1979-01-13)Zenit-2M (1979-01-11)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.