Launches from Vandenberg in 1979
6 orbital launch attempts lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in 1979, 5% of the world's 110, all of them successful. 1 on Atlas F/OIS, 1 on Titan IIID, 1 on Titan 24B and 1 on Thor DSV-2U. Together they put 19 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1979
- 6
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 5%
- of 110
- Busiest month
- June
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 19 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Vandenberg per month, 1979
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 0Apr
- 1May
- 2Jun
- 0Jul
- 0Aug
- 0Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 0Dec
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| Month | Vandenberg |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
Rockets flown from Vandenberg in 1979
Every launch of 1979
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 1979 | Atlas F/OIS | Solwind | Success |
| 16 March 1979 | Titan IIID | KH-9 15 | Success |
| 28 May 1979 | Titan 24B | KH-8 50 | Success |
| 6 June 1979 | Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F4 | Success |
| 27 June 1979 | SM-65F Atlas | NOAA 6 | Success |
| 30 October 1979 | Scout G-1 | Magsat | Success |