# 1979 in spaceflight

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The following is an outline of 1979 in spaceflight.

## Launches

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* Oct
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* Dec →
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 11 January 15:07 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 11 January 15:07 | | Kosmos 1070 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | Reconnaissance | 20 January 1979 | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 13 January 15:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 13 January 15:30 | | Kosmos 1071 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 16 January 17:37 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC132/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC132/1 | | |
| 16 January 17:37 | | Kosmos 1072 (Parus #17) | | Low Earth (82.9 degrees inclination) | Navigation | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| 18 January 15:42 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 18 January 15:42 | | Molniya 3-11 | | Extremely elliptical orbit (64.1 degrees inclination) | Communications | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1750 kg) ||||||
| 25 January 05:43 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 | | |
| 25 January 05:43 | | Meteor-Priroda 2-3 (Meteor-1 29) | | SSO | Meteorology | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1100 kg) ||||||
| 30 January 15:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 30 January 15:15 | | Kosmos 1073 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 30 January 21:42 | Delta 2914 | Delta 2914 | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17B | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17B | McDonnell Douglas | McDonnell Douglas |
| 30 January 21:42 | | SCATHA | USAF | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (4.9 degrees inclination) | Communications Technology demo | In orbit | Successful |
| Experimental military payload (360 kg) ||||||
| 31 January 09:00:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 | | |
| 31 January 09:00:00 | | Kosmos 1074 | | Low Earth (51.6 degrees inclination) | Test flight | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (7000 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → February ||||||||
| 6 February 08:46 | N-I | N-I | | Tanegashima, Osaki launch complex | Tanegashima, Osaki launch complex | | |
| 6 February 08:46 | | Ayame 1 [ja] (ECS A) | NASDA | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (0.7 degrees inclination) | Communications | unknown | Partial failure |
| Civilian payload (260 kg). Spacecraft has failed 9 February 1979 during apogee kick motor burn after recontact with 3rd stage ||||||
| 8 February 10:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC132/2 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC132/2 | | |
| 8 February 10:00 | | Kosmos 1075 | | Low Earth (65.8 degrees inclination) | Radar calibration | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1080 kg) ||||||
| 12 February 13:00:00 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/2 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/2 | | |
| 12 February 13:00:00 | | Kosmos 1076 | | Low Earth (82.5 degrees inclination) | Earth observation | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1900 kg) ||||||
| 13 February 21:41 | Vostok-2M | Vostok-2M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 13 February 21:41 | | Kosmos 1077 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2500 kg) ||||||
| 16 February 15:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 | | |
| 16 February 15:00 | | Kosmos (number not assigned) | | no | | 16 February 1979 | Failed to reach orbit |
| Military payload ||||||
| 18 February 18:59:00 | Scout D-1 S202C | Scout D-1 S202C | | Wallops LA-3A | Wallops LA-3A | NASA | NASA |
| 18 February 18:59:00 | | SAGE | NASA | Low Earth (54.9 degrees inclination) | Earth observation | 11 April 1989 | Successful |
| Civilian payload (148.7 kg) ||||||
| 21 February 05:00 | Mu-3C | Mu-3C | | Tanegashima, Mu launch complex | Tanegashima, Mu launch complex | | |
| 21 February 05:00 | | Hakucho (CORSA B) | ISAS | Low Earth (29.9 degrees inclination) | X-ray astronomy | 16 April 1985 | Successful |
| Civilian payload (100 kg) ||||||
| 21 February 07:49:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 200/40 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 200/40 | | |
| 21 February 07:49:00 | | Ekran 3 | | GEO | Satellite television | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1970 kg) ||||||
| 22 February 12:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 | | |
| 22 February 12:10 | | Kosmos 1078 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 24 February 08:20 | Atlas F OIS | Atlas F OIS | 27F | Vandenberg AFB SLC-3W | Vandenberg AFB SLC-3W | USAF | USAF |
| 24 February 08:20 | | Solwind (P78-1) | USAF STP | Low Earth (97.8 degrees inclination) | Solar physics research | 13 September 1985 | Destroyed by ASAT |
| Military payload (1331 kg) ||||||
| 25 February 11:53:49 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 25 February 11:53:49 | | Soyuz 32 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Salyut 6 EO-3 | 13 June 16:18:26 | Successful |
| Crewed flight launching with two cosmonauts, remained in orbit past design life due to Soyuz 33 failure, returned to Earth uncrewed ||||||
| 27 February 15:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 27 February 15:00 | | Kosmos 1079 | | Low Earth (67.1 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6700 kg) ||||||
| 27 February 17:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 132/2 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 132/2 | | |
| 27 February 17:00 | | Interkosmos 19 | Interkosmos | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | Ionospheric research | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1015 kg). Collaboration between USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March ||||||||
| 1 March 18:45:00 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 1 March 18:45:00 | | Meteor-2-4 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1300 kg) ||||||
| 12 March 05:47:28 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | | |
| 12 March 05:47:28 | | Progress 5 | | Salyut 6 orbit (Low Earth (51.6 degrees inclination)) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (7020 kg) ||||||
| 14 March 10:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 14 March 10:50 | | Kosmos 1080 | | Low Earth (72.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6700 kg) ||||||
| 15 March 02:58 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 15 March 02:58 | | Kosmos 1081–1088 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (8x61 kg) ||||||
| 16 March 18:30 | Titan 3D | Titan 3D | | Vandenberg pad SLC 4E | Vandenberg pad SLC 4E | | |
| 16 March 18:30 | | unknown | | SSO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (13300 kg to SSO, 60 kg to LEO (95.8 degrees)) ||||||
| 21 March 04:13 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 21 March 04:13 | | Kosmos 1089 | | Low Earth (83.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| 31 March 10:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 31 March 10:45 | | Kosmos 1090 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| 7 April 06:20 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 7 April 06:20 | | Kosmos 1091 | | Low Earth (82.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| 10 April 17:34:34 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |
| 10 April 17:34:34 | | Soyuz 33 | | Low Earth (Intended: Salyut 6) | Taxi flight | 12 April 16:35 | Spacecraft failure |
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts, first Bulgarian in space, main engine failed during rendezvous manoeuvres, docking aborted and spacecraft deorbited using backup engines ||||||
| 11 April 21:51 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 11 April 21:51 | | Kosmos 1092 | | Low Earth (82.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| 12 April 00:28:00 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 12 April 00:28:00 | | Molniya 1-43 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (64.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1600 kg) ||||||
| 14 April 05:27 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 14 April 05:27 | | Kosmos 1093 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | ELINT | 23 March 2000 | Successful |
| Military payload (2500 kg) ||||||
| 18 April 12:00 | Tsyklon-2(Cyclone-2) | Tsyklon-2(Cyclone-2) | | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 90 | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 90 | | |
| 18 April 12:00 | | Kosmos 1094 | | Low Earth (65.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (3000 kg) ||||||
| 20 April 11:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 20 April 11:30 | | Kosmos 1095 | | Low Earth (72.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 25 April 03:44:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | | |
| 25 April 03:44:00 | | Raduga 5 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1965 kg) ||||||
| 25 April 10:00 | Tsyklon-2(Cyclone-2) | Tsyklon-2(Cyclone-2) | | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 90 | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 90 | | |
| 25 April 10:00 | | Kosmos 1096 | | Low Earth (65.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (4000 kg) ||||||
| 27 April 17:15 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 27 April 17:15 | | Kosmos 1097 | | Low Earth (62.7 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6700 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May ||||||||
| 4 May 18:57:00 | Atlas SLV 3D | Atlas SLV 3D | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 36A | Cape Canaveral pad LC 36A | | |
| 4 May 18:57:00 | | Fltsatcom-2 | | GTO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1884 kg) ||||||
| 13 May 04:17:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | | |
| 13 May 04:17:10 | | Progress 6 | | Salyut 6 orbit (51.6 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (7020 kg) ||||||
| 15 May 11:40 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 15 May 11:40 | | Kosmos 1098 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 17 May 07:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 17 May 07:10 | | Kosmos 1099 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 22 May 23:00:00 | Proton-K | Proton-K | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 81P (pad 24) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 81P (pad 24) | | |
| 22 May 23:00:00 | | Kosmos 1100 Kosmos 1101 | | Low Earth (51.6 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2x9000 kg) ||||||
| 25 May 07:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | | |
| 25 May 07:00 | | Kosmos 1102 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 28 May 18:30 | Titan 3B/Agena | Titan 3B/Agena | | Vandenberg pad SLC 4W | Vandenberg pad SLC 4W | | |
| 28 May 18:30 | | unknown | | SSO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (4000 kg) ||||||
| 31 May 16:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 31 May 16:30 | | Kosmos 1103 | | Low Earth (62.7 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 31 May 17:58 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 31 May 17:58 | | Kosmos 1104 | | Low Earth (82.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| 2 June 23:26 | Scout D-1 S198C | Scout D-1 S198C | | Wallops LA-3A | Wallops LA-3A | | |
| 2 June 23:26 | | Ariel 6 | | unknown | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload ||||||
| 5 June 23:28 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 5 June 23:28 | | Molniya 3-12 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1750 kg) ||||||
| 6 June 18:12:41 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/5 | Baikonur Site 31/5 | | |
| 6 June 18:12:41 | | Soyuz 34 | | Low Earth (Salyut 6) | Crew return | 19 August 12:29 | Successful |
| Launched uncrewed to replace Soyuz 32 which had passed the end of its design life, landed with two cosmonauts ||||||
| 6 June 18:22:12 | Thor DSV-2U | Thor DSV-2U | | Vandenberg SLC-10W | Vandenberg SLC-10W | | |
| 6 June 18:22:12 | | DMSP-5D1 F4 (AMS-4) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather | In orbit | Successful |
| 7 June 10:30 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Kapustin Yar pad LC 107 | Kapustin Yar pad LC 107 | | |
| 7 June 10:30 | | Bhaskar 1 | | Low Earth (50.7 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (441 kg) ||||||
| 8 June 07:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | | |
| 8 June 07:10 | | Kosmos 1105 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 10 June 13:30:00 | Titan 3C/Transtage | Titan 3C/Transtage | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | | |
| 10 June 13:30:00 | | DSP 11 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1170 kg) ||||||
| 12 June 07:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 12 June 07:00 | | Kosmos 1106 | | Low Earth (81.4 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 15 June 10:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 15 June 10:50 | | Kosmos 1107 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 22 June 07:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 22 June 07:00 | | Kosmos 1108 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 27 June 15:51:59 | Atlas F | Atlas F | | Vandenberg pad SLC 3W | Vandenberg pad SLC 3W | | |
| 27 June 15:51:59 | | NOAA 6(NOAA A) | | Low Earth (98.5 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (723 kg) ||||||
| 27 June 18:11:23 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | | |
| 27 June 18:11:23 | | Kosmos 1109 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (62.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1250 kg) ||||||
| 28 June 09:25:11 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | Baikonur Cosmodrome pad LC 31 | | |
| 28 June 09:25:11 | | Progress 7 | | Salyut 6 orbit(51.6 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1020 kg) ||||||
| 28 June 20:09 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 28 June 20:09 | | Kosmos 1110 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (875 kg) ||||||
| 29 June 16:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 29 June 16:00 | | Kosmos 1111 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 5 July 23:19:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | | |
| 5 July 23:19:00 | | Gorizont 2 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (2120 kg) ||||||
| 6 July 08:20 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Kapustin Yar pad LC 107 | Kapustin Yar pad LC 107 | | |
| 6 July 08:20 | | Kosmos 1112 | | Low Earth (50.7 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1190 kg) ||||||
| 10 July 09:00:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 10 July 09:00:00 | | Kosmos 1113 | | Low Earth (65.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 11 July 15:41 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 11 July 15:41 | | Kosmos 1114 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (900 kg) ||||||
| 13 July 08:25 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 13 July 08:25 | | Kosmos 1115 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 20 July 11:58 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 20 July 11:58 | | Kosmos 1116 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2500 kg) ||||||
| 25 July 15:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 25 July 15:20 | | Kosmos 1117 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 27 July 07:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 27 July 07:30 | | Kosmos 1118 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 27 July 21:28 | Feng Bao 1 | Feng Bao 1 | | Jiquan Satellite Launch Center LA-2B (Site 138) | Jiquan Satellite Launch Center LA-2B (Site 138) | | |
| 27 July 21:28 | | Shi Jian (2) | | Intended: Low Earth | Micrometeoroid research, electromagnetic background research | 27 July | Failure |
| 27 July 21:28 | | Shi Jian (2A) | | Intended: Low Earth | Ionosphere research | 27 July | Failure |
| 27 July 21:28 | | Shi Jian (2B) | | Intended: Low Earth | Radar calibration | 27 July | Failure |
| Civilian payload (770 kg). Second stage malfunction ||||||
| 31 July 03:56 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 31 July 03:56 | | Molniya 1-44 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (64.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1600 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| 3 August 10:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 3 August 10:45 | | Kosmos 1119 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 10 August 00:20 | Delta 2914 | Delta 2914 | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17A | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17A | McDonnell Douglas | McDonnell Douglas |
| 10 August 00:20 | | Westar 3(Westar C) | | GTO | | unknown | Successful |
| Commercial payload (574 kg) ||||||
| 10 August 02:28 | SLV | SLV | | Satish Dhawan Space Centre pad SLV | Satish Dhawan Space Centre pad SLV | | |
| 10 August 02:28 | | Rohini RS-1 | | | | 10 August 1979 | Failed to reach orbit due control valve malfunction in 2nd stage |
| Civilian payload (30 kg) ||||||
| 11 August 09:15:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 11 August 09:15:00 | | Kosmos 1120 | | Low Earth (70.4 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 14 August 15:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 14 August 15:30 | | Kosmos 1121 | | Low Earth (67.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6700 kg) ||||||
| 17 August 07:45 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 17 August 07:45 | | Kosmos 1122 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 21 August 11:10 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | | |
| 21 August 11:10 | | Kosmos 1123 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 28 August 00:17:04 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 28 August 00:17:04 | | Kosmos 1124 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (68 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Launch successful. Satellite exploded 9 September 1979 into 8 pieces. |
| Military payload (1250 kg) ||||||
| 28 August 00:55 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 28 August 00:55 | | Kosmos 1125 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (875 kg) ||||||
| 31 August 11:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 31 August 11:30 | | Kosmos 1126 | | Low Earth (72.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| 5 September 10:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 5 September 10:20 | | Kosmos 1127 | | Low Earth (81.3 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 14 September 15:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 14 September 15:30 | | Kosmos 1128 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 20 September 05:28 | Atlas SLV 3D | Atlas SLV 3D | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 36B | Cape Canaveral pad LC 36B | | |
| 20 September 05:28 | | HEAO 3(HEAO C) | | Low Earth (43.6 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (3150 kg) ||||||
| 25 September 15:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 41/1 | | |
| 25 September 15:30 | | Kosmos 1129 | | Low Earth (62.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 25 September 21:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 25 September 21:00 | | Kosmos 1130–1137 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (8x61 kg) ||||||
| 28 September 12:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 28 September 12:20 | | Kosmos 1138 | | Low Earth (72.8 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| 1 October 11:22:00 | Titan 3C/Transtage | Titan 3C/Transtage | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | | |
| 1 October 11:22:00 | | unknown | | unknown | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (820 kg) ||||||
| 3 October 17:12:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | | |
| 3 October 17:12:00 | | Ekran 4 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1970 kg) ||||||
| 5 October 11:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 5 October 11:30 | | Kosmos 1139 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (5500 kg) ||||||
| 11 October 16:36 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 11 October 16:36 | | Kosmos 1140 | | Low Earth (74.1 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (875 kg) ||||||
| 12 October 12:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 12 October 12:30 | | Kosmos, number not assigned | | | | 12 October 1979 | Failed to reach orbit |
| 16 October 12:17 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 16 October 12:17 | | Kosmos 1141 | | Low Earth (83.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (810 kg) ||||||
| 20 October 07:03 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 20 October 07:03 | | Molniya 1-45 | | Extremely Elliptical Orbit (64.7 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1600 kg) ||||||
| 22 October 12:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 22 October 12:30 | | Kosmos 1142 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 26 October 18:12 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 26 October 18:12 | | Kosmos 1143 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2500 kg) ||||||
| 30 October 14:16 | Scout G-1 S203C | Scout G-1 S203C | | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | | |
| 30 October 14:16 | | Magsat | | Low Earth (96.8 degrees inclination) | | 11 June 1980 | Successful |
| Civilian payload (181 kg) ||||||
| 31 October 09:25:00 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 31 October 09:25:00 | | Meteor 2-5 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1300 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → November ||||||||
| 1 November 08:05 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 132/2 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome pad LC 132/2 | | |
| 1 November 08:05 | | Interkosmos 20 | | Low Earth (74.0 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (1100 kg) ||||||
| 2 November 16:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 2 November 16:00 | | Kosmos 1144 | | Low Earth (67.1 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6700 kg) ||||||
| 21 November 02:09:36 | Titan 3C/Transtage | Titan 3C/Transtage | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | Cape Canaveral pad LC 40 | | |
| 21 November 02:09:36 | | DSCS 2 13, DSCS 2 14 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2x612 kg) ||||||
| 27 November 09:55 | Vostok-M | Vostok-M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/4 | | |
| 27 November 09:55 | | Kosmos 1145 | | Low Earth (81.2 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (2500 kg) ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| 5 December 09:00 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | Plesetsk Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 5 December 09:00 | | Kosmos 1146 | | Low Earth (65.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (1000 kg) ||||||
| 7 December 01:35 | Delta 3914 | Delta 3914 | | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17A | Cape Canaveral pad LC 17A | McDonnell Douglas | McDonnell Douglas |
| 7 December 01:35 | | Satcom 3(Satcom C) | | GTO | | unknown | Satellite failed while being on the GTO, has been destroyed |
| Commercial payload (895 kg) ||||||
| 12 December 12:30 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 12 December 12:30 | | Kosmos 1147 | | Low Earth (72.9 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
| 16 December 12:29:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | Baikonur Cosmodrome unknown pad | | |
| 16 December 12:29:50 | | Soyuz T-1 | | Salyut 6 orbit (51.6 degrees inclination) | | 21:47, 25 March 1980 | Successful |
| Salyut 6 orbit boost mission completed ||||||
| 24 December 17:14:38 | Ariane 1 | Ariane 1 | | Kourou ELA-1 | Kourou ELA-1 | ESA | ESA |
| 24 December 17:14:38 | | CAT-1 | ESA | Low Earth | Technology | 27 November 1989 | Successful |
| Maiden flight of the Ariane 1, and the Ariane family ||||||
| 28 December 11:51:00 | Proton-K/DM | Proton-K/DM | | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC 200P (pad 40) | | |
| 28 December 11:51:00 | | Gorizont 3 | | GEO | | unknown | Successful |
| Civilian payload (2120 kg) ||||||
| 28 December 13:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 | | |
| 28 December 13:00 | | Kosmos 1148 | | Low Earth (67.1 degrees inclination) | | unknown | Successful |
| Military payload (6000 kg) ||||||
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## Deep Space Rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 5 March | Voyager 1 | Flyby of Jupiter | Closest approach: 280,000 kilometres (170,000 mi) |
| 9 July | Voyager 2 | Flyby of Jupiter | Closest approach: 645,000 kilometres (401,000 mi) |
| 1 September | Pioneer 11 | Flyby of Saturn | Closest approach: 20,900 kilometres (13,000 mi) |

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
| 15 August 14:16 | 1 hour 23 minutes | 15:39 | Salyut 6 PE-3 | Valery Ryumin Vladimir Lyakhov | Removed the KRT-10 antenna that had failed to separate from Salyut and had fouled the aft docking port target. After disposing of the antenna, Ryumin collected samples of damaged insulation and a retrieved a micrometeoroid detector. |