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| Table of the 134 Spacecrafts Launched in 1979 |
| # | Spacecraft | Sponsor | Launch date | Mission type | Categories | |
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| 1) | Kosmos 1070 / Zenit-2M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Jan 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 2) | Nauka | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Jan 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ballast + experiment) |
USSR, |
| 3) | Kosmos 1071 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
13 Jan 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 4) | Kosmos 1072 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Jan 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 5) | Molniya 3-11 | Soviet Union | 18 Jan 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 6) | Meteor 1-29 | Soviet Union | 25 Jan 79 | C | Meteorology | USSR, |
| 7) | Kosmos 1073 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
30 Jan 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 8) | SCATHA | U.S. Air Force | 30 Jan 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Charged particle injection systems) |
USA, Geo, |
| 9) | Kosmos 1074 (Soyuz) | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
31 Jan 79 | C | Piloted Spaceship Test | USSR, |
| 10) | ECS 1A / Ayame | Japan (NASDA) | 6 Feb 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Japan, Fail, |
| 11) | Kosmos 1075 / Vektor | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
8 Feb 79 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 12) | Kosmos 1076 / Okean-E NKh 1 | Soviet Union | 12 Feb 79 | C | Ocean Remote Sensing
(Test mission of Okean satellite) |
USSR, |
| 13) | Kosmos 1077 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
13 Feb 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR', |
| 14) | Kosmos / Zenit-2M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Feb 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, Fail, |
| 15) | Nauka | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Feb 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ballast + experiment) |
USSR, |
| 16) | SAGE / AEM-B | NASA | 18 Feb 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Studied dust, liquid droplets in upper atmosphere) |
USA, |
| 17) | CORSA B / Hakucho | Japan (ISAS) | 21 Feb 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Soft X-ray observations) |
Japan, |
| 18) | Ekran 3 | Soviet Union | 21 Feb 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo |
| 19) | Kosmos 1078 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Feb 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 20) | Solwind | U.S. Navy | 24 Feb 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ionosphere and magnetosphere studies) |
USA, |
| 21) | Soyuz 32 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
25 Feb 79 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 22) | Kosmos 1079 / Yantar-2K 15 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Feb 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, Fail, |
| 23) | Interkosmos 19 | Soviet Union +
East Europe countries |
27 Feb 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Upper atmosphere studies) |
USSR, |
| 24) | Meteor 2-4 | Soviet Union | 1 Mar 79 | C | Meteorology | USSR, |
| 25) | Progress 5 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
12 Mar 79 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 26) | Kosmos 1080 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Mar 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 27) | Kosmos 1081 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 28) | Kosmos 1082 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 29) | Kosmos 1083 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 30) | Kosmos 1084 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 31) | Kosmos 1085 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 32) | Kosmos 1086 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 33) | Kosmos 1087 /Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 34) | Kosmos 1088 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Mar 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 35) | Big Bird 15 / KH-9 15 HEXAGON | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
16 Mar 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 36) | Hitchhiker 41 | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
16 Mar 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USA, |
| 37) | Kosmos 1089 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Mar 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 38) | Kosmos 1090 / Zenit-2M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 Mar 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 39) | Kosmos 1091 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
7 Apr 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 40) | Soyuz 33 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
10 Apr 79 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, Fail, |
| 41) | Kosmos 1092 / Tsikada | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Apr 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 42) | Molniya 1-43 | Soviet Union | 12 Apr 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 43) | Kosmos 1093 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Apr 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 44) | Kosmos 1094 / US-P | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
18 Apr 79 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USSR, |
| 45) | Kosmos 1095 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
20 Apr 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 46) | Raduga 5 | Soviet Union | 25 Apr 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo |
| 47) | Kosmos 1096 / US-P | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Apr 79 | M | Ocean Surveillance | USSR, |
| 48) | Kosmos 1097 / Yantar'-4K1 1 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Apr 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 49) | Fleetsatcom 2 | U.S. Navy | 4 May 79 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, Geo |
| 50) | Progress 6 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
13 May 79 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 51) | Kosmos 1098 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 May 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 52) | Kosmos 1099 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
17 May 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 53) | Kosmos 1100 (TKS) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 May 79 | M | Piloted Spaceship Test | USSR, (Fail), |
| 54) | Kosmos 1101 (TKS) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 May 79 | M | Piloted Spaceship Test | USSR, |
| 55) | Kosmos 1102 / Gektor-Priroda | Soviet Union | 25 May 79 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 56) | Nauka | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 May 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ballast + equipment) |
USSR, |
| 57) | Titan Samos 50 / KH-8 50 GAMBIT | U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office |
28 May 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USA, |
| 58) | Kosmos 1103 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 May 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 59) | Kosmos 1104 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 May 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 60) | Ariel 6 / UK 6 | United Kingdom | 2 Jun 79 | C | Astronomy | Europe, |
| 61) | Molniya 3-12 | Soviet Union | 5 Jun 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 62) | Soyuz 34 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
6 Jun 79 | C | Piloted Spaceship | USSR, |
| 63) | AMS 4 / Block 5D #4 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
6 Jun 79 | M | Meteorology | USA, |
| 64) | Bhaskara | India (ISRO) | 7 Jun 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Earth resources survey) |
India, |
| 65) | Kosmos 1105 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
8 Jun 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 66) | IMEWS 9 / DSP 11 | U.S. Air Force | 10 Jun 79 | M | Missile Early Warning | USA, Geo |
| 67) | Kosmos 1106 / Gektor-Priroda | Soviet Union | 12 Jun 79 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 68) | Nauka | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Jun 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ballast + equipment) |
USSR, |
| 69) | Kosmos 1107 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
15 Jun 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 70) | Kosmos 1108 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Jun 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 71) | NOAA 6 | NOAA | 27 Jun 79 | C | Meteorology | USA, |
| 72) | Kosmos 1109 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Jun 79 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 73) | Progress 7 | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
28 Jun 79 | C | Cargo Spaceship | USSR, |
| 74) | Kosmos 1110 / Strela-2 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Jun 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 75) | Kosmos 1111 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
29 Jun 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 76) | Gorizont 2 | Soviet Union | 5 Jul 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo |
| 77) | Kosmos 1112 / Romb | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
6 Jul 79 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 78) | Kosmos 1113 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
10 Jul 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 79) | Kosmos 1114 / Tselina-O | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Jul 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 80) | Kosmos 1115 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
13 Jul 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 81) | Kosmos 1116 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Jul 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 82) | Kosmos 1117 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Jul 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 83) | Kosmos 1118 / Gektor-Priroda | Soviet Union | 27 Jul 79 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 84) | SJ-1 | China | 28 Jul 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Communication?) |
China, Fail, |
| 85) | SJ-1A | China | 28 Jul 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Communication?) |
China, Fail, |
| 86) | SJ-1B | China | 28 Jul 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Communication?) |
China, Fail, |
| 87) | Molniya 1-44 | Soviet Union | 31 Jul 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 88) | Kosmos 1119 / Zenit-4MT (Orion) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
3 Aug 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 89) | Rhohini 1A | India (ISRO) | 10 Aug 79 | C | Technology | India, Fail, |
| 90) | Westar 3 | Western Union | 10 Aug 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Commer, Geo |
| 91) | Kosmos 1120 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Aug 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 92) | Kosmos 1121 / Yantar-2K 929 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Aug 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 93) | Kosmos 1122 / Gektor-Priroda | Soviet Union
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17 Aug 79 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 94) | Nauka | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
17 Aug 79 | M | Science & Technology
(Ballast + experiment) |
USSR, |
| 95) | Kosmos 1123 / Zenit-4MKT (Fram) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
21 Aug 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 96) | Kosmos 1124 / Oko | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Aug 79 | M | Missile Early Warning | USSR, |
| 97) | Kosmos 1125 / Strela-2 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Aug 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 98) | Kosmos 1126 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
31 Aug 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 99) | Kosmos 1127 / Resurs-F1 11 | Soviet Union | 5 Sep 79 | C | Earth Remote Sensing | USSR, |
| 100) | Kosmos 1128 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
14 Sep 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 101) | HEAO 3 | NASA | 20 Sep 79 | C | Astronomy | USA, |
| 102) | Kosmos 1129 / Bion 5 | Soviet Union | 25 Sep 79 | C | Biology | USSR, |
| 103) | Kosmos 1130 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 104) | Kosmos 1131 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 105) | Kosmos 1132/ Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 106) | Kosmos 1133 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 107) | Kosmos 1134 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 108) | Kosmos 1135 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 109) | Kosmos 1136 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 110) | Kosmos 1137 / Strela-1M | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 111) | Kosmos 1138 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
25 Sep 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 112) | IMEWS 10 / Chalet 2 | U.S. Air Force | 1 Oct 79 | M | Missile Early Warning | USA, Geo |
| 113) | Ekran 4 | Soviet Union | 3 Oct 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo |
| 114) | Kosmos 1139 / Zenit-4MT (Orion) | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
5 Oct 79 | M | Photo Surveillance
(Also performed mapping, geodesy, Earth resources tasks) |
USSR, |
| 115) | Kosmos 1140 / Strela-2 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
11 Oct 79 | M | Communications
(Store/dump comsat) |
USSR, |
| 116) | Kosmos / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Oct 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, Fail, |
| 117) | Kosmos 1141 / Parus | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
16 Oct 79 | M | Navigation | USSR, |
| 118) | Molniya 1-45 | Soviet Union | 20 Oct 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, |
| 119) | Kosmos 1142 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
22 Oct 79 | M | =Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 120) | Kosmos 1143 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
26 Oct 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 121) | Magsat / AEM-C | NASA | 30 Oct 79 | C | Earth/Space Science
(Measured near-Earth magnetic field) |
USA, |
| 122) | Meteor 2-5 | Soviet Union | 31 Oct 79 | C | Meteorology | USSR, |
| 123) | Interkosmos 20 | Soviet Union +
Eastern European Countries |
1 Nov 79 | C | Earth/Space Science | USSR, |
| 124) | Kosmos 1144 / Yantar-2K | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
2 Nov 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 125) | DSCS 2-13 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
21 Nov 79 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, Geo |
| 126) | DSCS 2-14 | U.S. Department
of Defense |
21 Nov 79 | M | Communications
(Military services) |
USA, Geo |
| 127) | Kosmos 1145 / Tselina-D | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
27 Nov 79 | M | Electronic Intelligence | USSR, |
| 128) | Kosmos 1146 / Taifun-1B | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
5 Dec 79 | M | Radar Calibration | USSR, |
| 129) | RCA Satcom 3 | RCA Comm. | 7 Dec 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
Commer, Fail, |
| 130) | Kosmos 1147 / Zenit-6 | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
12 Dec 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
| 131) | Soyuz T | Soviet Union
(Korolev Bureau) |
16 Dec 79 | C | Piloted Spaceship Test
(Unmanned testflight of a new generation Soyuz craft) |
USSR, |
| 132) | CAT 1 | ESA | 24 Dec 79 | C | Technology
(Launch vehicle test) |
Europe, |
| 133) | Gorizont 3 | Soviet Union | 28 Dec 79 | C | Communications
(Multi-service) |
USSR, Geo |
| 134) | Kosmos 1148 / Zenit-4MKM | Soviet Union
Defense Ministry |
28 Dec 79 | M | Photo Surveillance | USSR, |
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| 1978 Summary | All Summaries | 1980 Summary |
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