1979

1. 1979-11-02 launch

   Kosmos-1144 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1144

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1144 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1979-11-27 launch

   Kosmos-1145 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1145

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1145 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1979-12-05 launch

   Kosmos-1146 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1146

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1146 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1979-12-05 space policy

   UN adopts resolution 34/68

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: UN resolution or principles

   • Space law
   • International cooperation

   International: UN General Assembly resolution 34/68

   Moon Agreement: General Assembly adoption.

5. 1979-12-07 launch

   Satcom 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satcom 3

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3914 launched on the Satcom 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1979-12-12 launch

   Kosmos-1147 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1147

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1147 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1979-12-16 launch

   Soyuz T — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz T

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

8. 1979-12-18

   Moon Agreement — opened for signature

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Treaty signed

   • Space policy
   • Space law

   International: Moon Agreement

   Moon Agreement — opened for signature (1979-12-18).

9. 1979-12-24 launch

   CAT — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CAT

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 1 launched on the CAT flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1979-12-28 launch

    Gorizont — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gorizont

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM launched on the Gorizont flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Launch vehicle success.

11. 1979-12-28 launch

    Kosmos-1148 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1148

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1148 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.