Rocket launches in October 1979
In October 1979, 11 rocket launches flew: 9 by Soviet Union, 1 by NASA and 1 by US Air Force. One failed.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vortex 9 | Titan IIIC | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Ekran | Proton-K/DM | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-4MT 17 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Strela-2M 22 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-6U 12 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Failure | |
| Parus 21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Molniya-1K 45 | Molniya-M 2BL | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Zenit-6U 13 | Soyuz U | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Tselina-D 21 | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Magsat | Scout G-1 | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| Meteor-2 5 | Vostok 8A92M | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 1 · California 1 · Russia and Baikonur 9 · Soyuz 3