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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.

KvantProton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-P 26Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-4K2 30Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-4KS1 7Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 29Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 46Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Uragan 17 to 19Proton

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Foton 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tselina-D 60Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 47Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Gorizont 14Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-2 4Zenit-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 48Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan