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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.

US-KS 2Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz T-11Soyuz-U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-K 33Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DFH-2 2Long March 3

Ministry of Space Industry

Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Yantar-4K2 6Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 20Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

KH-8 54Titan 24B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-6U 94Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 9Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 21Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Parus 43Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 95Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4KS1 2Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan