Rocket launches in December 1978
In December 1978, 16 rocket launches flew: 13 by Soviet Union and 3 by US Air Force. One failed.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strela-1M 161-168 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-4MKM 24 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-2M 92 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Navstar 4 | Atlas F/SVS | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| DSCS-2 11 & 12 | Titan IIIC | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Zenit-2M 93 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Tselina-O 38 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Anik B | Delta 3914 | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Tselina-D 17 | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Gorizont 1 | Proton-K/DM | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Parus 16 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Failure | |
| Taifun-2 5 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Kapustin Yar | Success | |
| Astrofizika | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Sfera 18 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-4MKM 25 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-4MT 15 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 2 · California 1 · Russia and Baikonur 13 · Soyuz 5