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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.

TKS 2Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 38Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Strela-2M 24Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz 40Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteor-2 7Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Nova 1Scout G-1

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Yantar-2K 18Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 39Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4MKT 17Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GOES 5Delta 3914

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Rohini RS-D-1SLV-3

Indian Space Research Organization

Success
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Yantar-2K 19Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 27Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 30LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKT 18Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 40Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteosat 2Ariane 1

Arianespace

Success
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

US-K 21Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation