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1980-1989 Launch Schedule

Relive a transformative decade in space exploration with our complete 1980-1989 Rocket Launch Schedule. This meticulously detailed guide chronicles every mission from the pioneering era of the Space Shuttle, the breathtaking journeys of the Voyager probes, and the development of international space stations like Mir. Dive into the 1980s and discover the challenges, triumphs, and defining moments that shaped humanity’s ongoing quest to explore the cosmos.

Parus 36Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-2 14Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

IRASDelta 3910

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-6U 72Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Sakura 2AN-2

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Yantar-2K 28Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

TenmaMu-3S

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Yantar-4K1 7Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

TKS 3Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 73Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation