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.
Zenit-6U 90 (Kosmos 1530)Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 91 (Kosmos 1533)Soyuz-U
Soviet Space Program
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
DFH-2 1Long March 3
Ministry of Space Industry
Partial Failure
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
STS-41-BSpace Shuttle Challenger / OV-099
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
