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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.

Zenit-8 30Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 38Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-9 20Titan 34D

United States Air Force

Failure
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-3 43LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Progress 26Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

GOES GDelta 3914

United States Air Force

Failure
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-8 31Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-D 55Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz TM-1Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Foton 2Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 54Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Meteor-2 14Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 32Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan