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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.

Yantar-1KFT 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-K 19Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

HinotoriMu-3S

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Success
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

KH-8 51Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Yantar-2K 16Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-A 17Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz T-4Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

IS-A 12Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

DSP 9Titan IIIC

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-6U 34Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga 8Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-P 10Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz 39Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan