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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.

Molniya-3 34LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

BOR-4 403K65M-RB

Soviet Space Program

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Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 74Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-1K 56Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

AstronProton-K/D-1

Soviet Space Program

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Nadezhda 2Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

NOAA 8Atlas E

United States Air Force

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Parus 37Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 75Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-1T 57Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-1 15Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Raduga 12Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 76Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation