Convair Launches in 1978
Convair flew 14 orbital launch attempts in 1978, 11% of the world's 128, all of them successful. 7 on Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, 4 on Atlas F/SVS, 1 on Atlas SLV-3A Agena D and 1 on Atlas F/Agena D. Together they put 20 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1978
- 14
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 11%
- of 128
- Busiest month
- February
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 20 t
Month by month
Convair orbital launches per month, 1978
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 2May
- 2Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 2Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Show as table
| Month | Convair |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets Convair flew in 1978
Every launch of 1978
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 3 | Success |
| 9 February 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 1 | Success |
| 22 February 1978 | Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 1 | Success |
| 31 March 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 6 | Success |
| 7 April 1978 | Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Aquacade 4 | Success |
| 13 May 1978 | Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 2 | Success |
| 20 May 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Orbiter | Success |
| 27 June 1978 | Atlas F/Agena D | Seasat 1 | Success |
| 29 June 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1C | Success |
| 8 August 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe | Success |
| 7 October 1978 | Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 3 | Success |
| 13 October 1978 | SM-65F Atlas | Tiros-N | Success |
| 13 November 1978 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Einstein Observatory | Success |
| 11 December 1978 | Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 4 | Success |