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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.

FirewheelAriane 1

Arianespace

Failure
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Soyuz 36Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 19Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

NOAA BAtlas F

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Soyuz T-2Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-2 7Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 20Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 4Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-K 15Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-9 16Titan IIID

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-1K 47Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 21Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 10Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 23Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 16Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 22Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation