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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.

Tselina-D 63Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 25LProton

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 34Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 58Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-2 17Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DMSP-5D2 F9Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Yantar-4K2 36Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

TVEDelta 3910

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Uragan 23 to 25Proton

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 59Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Sakura 3AH-1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

US-K 56Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DFH-2A 2Long March 3

Ministry of Space Industry

Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China