1979 in spaceflight

thumb|Scale model of the Hakucho at Noshiro, Akita|Noshiro City Children's Center Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch; CORSA stands for Cosmic Radiation Satellite) was Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of the University of Tokyo). It was launched from the Kagoshima Space Center by the ISAS M-3C rocket on the M-3C-4 mission on February 21, 1979 and reentered the atmosphere on April 15, 1985.

space observatory

joint British/American research satellite program

bion satellite

overview of spaceflight-related events during the year of 1979

astronomical research satellite

Russian military early warning satellite

Russian military early warning satellite