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.

Meteor-2 15Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Jan 5th, 1987
1:20 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 28Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Jan 9th, 1987
12:38 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-D 58Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jan 14th, 1987
9:05 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 42Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 15th, 1987
11:20 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 27Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Jan 16th, 1987
6:06 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 41Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jan 21st, 1987
9:10 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-2 23Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 22nd, 1987
7:00 AM UTC

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 42LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 22nd, 1987
4:06 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tsikada 15Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jan 29th, 1987
6:14 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Ekran-M 11LProton

Soviet Space Program

Failure

Fri • Jan 30th, 1987
9:19 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Plasma-A 1Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sun • Feb 1st, 1987
11:30 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

GingaMu-3S-II

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success

Thu • Feb 5th, 1987
6:30 AM UTC

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Soyuz TM-2Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Feb 5th, 1987
9:38 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 43Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sat • Feb 7th, 1987
10:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Quasar 7Titan 34B

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Feb 12th, 1987
6:40 AM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

GVM Tselina-2Zenit-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sat • Feb 14th, 1987
8:30 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Parus 58Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Feb 18th, 1987
1:53 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Momo 1aN-2

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success

Thu • Feb 19th, 1987
1:23 AM UTC

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Zenit-8 44Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Feb 19th, 1987
10:15 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Geo-IK 9Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Feb 20th, 1987
4:43 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation