Launches from Baikonur in 1978
28 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1978, 22% of the world's 128, with 3 failures and 1 partial failure. 18 on Soyuz U, 5 on Proton-K/DM, 2 on Proton-K/D-1 and 1 on Proton-K. Together they put 163 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1978
- 28
- 4 failed
- Share of the world
- 22%
- of 128
- Busiest month
- March
- 4 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 163 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Baikonur per month, 1978
- 3Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 2Apr
- 2May
- 3Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 2Sep
- 3Oct
- 0Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | Baikonur |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets flown from Baikonur in 1978
Every launch of 1978
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 1978 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 27 | Success |
| 20 January 1978 | Soyuz U | Progress 1 | Success |
| 24 January 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 10 | Success |
| 14 February 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 12 | Success |
| 2 March 1978 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 28 | Success |
| 4 March 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 85 | Success |
| 30 March 1978 | Proton-K | TKS-VA 5 & 6 | Success |
| 30 March 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 14 | Success |
| 4 April 1978 | Soyuz U | Kosmos 1001 | Success |
| 6 April 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 87 | Success |
| 19 May 1978 | Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 9 | Success |
| 27 May 1978 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Failure |
| 10 June 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 17 | Success |
| 15 June 1978 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 29 | Success |
| 27 June 1978 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 30 | Success |
| 2 July 1978 | Soyuz U | Energiya 2 | Success |
| 7 July 1978 | Soyuz U | Progress 2 | Success |
| 18 July 1978 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 4 | Success |
| 7 August 1978 | Soyuz U | Progress 3 | Success |
| 17 August 1978 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Failure |
| 26 August 1978 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 31 | Success |
| 9 September 1978 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-11 | Success |
| 14 September 1978 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-12 | Success |
| 3 October 1978 | Soyuz U | Progress 4 | Success |
| 17 October 1978 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Failure |
| 30 October 1978 | Molniya-M 2BL | Prognoz-7 | Success |
| 8 December 1978 | Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 92 | Success |
| 19 December 1978 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 1 | Partial failure |