Satellites, space stations, and deep space probes.
| Label | Operator | Status | Orbit | Launch Date | Mission Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio RS-1 Радио РС-1 | Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB Iskra | retired | LEO | 10/26/1978 | Communications |
| Nimbus 7 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 10/24/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Interkosmos-18 Интеркосмос-18 | Interkosmos | retired |
| LEO |
| 10/24/1978 |
| Science Exploration |
| CAMEO | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 10/24/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Magion | Ceska Republika | retired | LEO | 10/24/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-1044 Космос-1044 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/17/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Ekran (1978-F04) Экран | Ministry of Comms. Union Radio Comms. | retired | suborbital | 10/17/1978 | Communications |
| Molniya-3 (1978-095A) Молния-3 | ISS Reshetnev | retired | HEO | 10/13/1978 | Communications |
| Tiros-N | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | LEO | 10/13/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1043 Космос-1043 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | retired | LEO | 10/10/1978 | Signals Intelligence |
| Navstar 3 | U.S. Air Force | retired | MEO | 10/7/1978 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Kosmos-1042 Космос-1042 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/6/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1041 Космос-1041 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1036 Космос-1036 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1034 Космос-1034 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1035 Космос-1035 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1037 Космос-1037 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1038 Космос-1038 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1039 Космос-1039 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1040 Космос-1040 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 10/4/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1033 Космос-1033 | Priroda Center GUGK | retired | LEO | 10/3/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Progress-4 Прогресс-4 | NPO Energomash | retired | LEO | 10/3/1978 | Human Spaceflight |
| Kosmos-1032 Космос-1032 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 9/19/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Jikiken じきけん | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | retired | HEO | 9/16/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Venera-12 Венера-12 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 9/14/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Venera-11 Венера-11 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | retired | interplanetary | 9/9/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Kosmos-1031 Космос-1031 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 9/9/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1030 Космос-1030 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | HEO | 9/6/1978 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| Kosmos-1029 Космос-1029 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/29/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Soyuz-31 Союз-31 | NPO Energomash | retired | LEO | 8/26/1978 | Human Spaceflight |
| Molniya-1 (1978-080A) Молния-1 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 8/22/1978 | Communications |
| Ekran (1978-F03) Экран | Ministry of Comms. Union Radio Comms. | retired | suborbital | 8/17/1978 | Communications |
| ISEE 3 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | retired | cislunar | 8/12/1978 | Science Exploration |
| North Probe | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 8/8/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Day Probe | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 8/8/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Pioneer Venus Multiprobe | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 8/8/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Night Probe | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 8/8/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Sounder Probe | NASA Ames Research Center | retired | interplanetary | 8/8/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Progress-3 Прогресс-3 | NPO Energomash | retired | LEO | 8/7/1978 | Human Spaceflight |
| OPS 7310 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | retired | HEO | 8/5/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1028 Космос-1028 | Russian Space Forces | retired | LEO | 8/5/1978 | Earth Observation |
| Kosmos-1027 Космос-1027 | Russian Navy | retired | LEO | 7/27/1978 | Positioning Navigation Timing |
| Raduga (1978-073A) Радуга | Russian Space Forces | retired | GEO | 7/18/1978 | Communications |
| Geos 2 (1978-071A) | European Space Agency (ESA) | retired | GEO | 7/14/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Molniya-1 (1978-072A) Молния-1 | Russian Space Forces | retired | HEO | 7/14/1978 | Communications |
| Progress-2 Прогресс-2 | NPO Energomash | retired | LEO | 7/7/1978 | Human Spaceflight |
| Kosmos-1026 Космос-1026 | Progress Rocket Space Center | retired | LEO | 7/2/1978 | Science Exploration |
| Comstar 203 | COMSAT | retired | GEO | 6/29/1978 | Communications |
| Kosmos-1024 Космос-1024 | Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony | retired | HEO | 6/28/1978 | Missile Warning Tracking |
| Kosmos-1025 Космос-1025 | Yuzhnoye | retired | LEO | 6/28/1978 | Technology Demonstration |