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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.

Uragan 32 & 33Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Resurs-F2 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 75Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Gorizont 17Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 46Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 43Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 40Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 76Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Duga-K 1Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GPS-2 1Delta 6925

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Molniya-1T 75Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 77Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

AkebonoMu-3S-II

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Parus 64Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-2 18Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 44Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation