Launches from Baikonur in 1979
19 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1979, 17% of the world's 110, all of them successful. 10 on Soyuz U, 5 on Proton-K/DM, 2 on Tsiklon-2 and 1 on Vostok 8A92M. Together they put 112 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1979
- 19
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 17%
- of 110
- Busiest month
- April
- 4 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 112 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Baikonur per month, 1979
- 2Jan
- 2Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 2May
- 2Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 0Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 2Dec
Show as table
| Month | Baikonur |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 4 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 2 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets flown from Baikonur in 1979
Every launch of 1979
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1979 | Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-3 | Success |
| 31 January 1979 | Soyuz U | Kosmos 1074 | Success |
| 21 February 1979 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Success |
| 25 February 1979 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 32 | Success |
| 12 March 1979 | Soyuz U | Progress 5 | Success |
| 10 April 1979 | Soyuz U | Soyuz 33 | Success |
| 18 April 1979 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 6 | Success |
| 25 April 1979 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 5 | Success |
| 25 April 1979 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 7 | Success |
| 13 May 1979 | Soyuz U | Progress 6 | Success |
| 22 May 1979 | Proton-K | TKS-VA 9 & 10 | Success |
| 6 June 1979 | Soyuz U | Soyuz-34 | Success |
| 28 June 1979 | Soyuz U | Progress 7 | Success |
| 5 July 1979 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 2 | Success |
| 10 July 1979 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 31 | Success |
| 11 August 1979 | Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 33 | Success |
| 3 October 1979 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Success |
| 16 December 1979 | Soyuz U | Soyuz T-1 | Success |
| 28 December 1979 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 3 | Success |