Journey through a pivotal decade in space exploration with our complete 1970-1979 rocket launch schedule . This comprehensive archive details every mission from the post-Apollo era, covering the rise of space stations like Skylab and Salyut , the launch of groundbreaking interplanetary probes, and the foundational development of the Space Shuttle. Discover the unique challenges and triumphs that shaped spaceflight in the dynamic 1970s.
Strela-2M 20Kosmos-3M
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Jun 28th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 9Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Jun 29th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Gorizont 2Proton-K/DM
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Jul 5th, 1979
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Taifun-2 6Kosmos-3M
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Jul 6th, 1979
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 31Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Jul 10th, 1979
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tselina-O 39Kosmos-3M
Soviet Space Program
Wed • Jul 11th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 11Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Jul 13th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKM 32Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Wed • Jul 25th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 4Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Jul 27th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Shi Jian 2Feng Bao 1
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry
Fri • Jul 27th, 1979
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Molniya-1K 44Molniya-M
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Jul 31st, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MT 16Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Aug 3rd, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Westar 3Delta 2914
United States Air Force
Fri • Aug 10th, 1979
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rohini 1ASLV-3
Indian Space Research Organization
Fri • Aug 10th, 1979
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Zenit-4MKM 33Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Sat • Aug 11th, 1979
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-2K 10Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Aug 14th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2M/NKh 5Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Aug 17th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 12Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Aug 21st, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
US-K 12Molniya-M
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Aug 28th, 1979
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
