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.

Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1Ariane 44L

Arianespace

Success

Mon • Jun 5th, 1989
10:37 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Parus 66Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jun 7th, 1989
5:12 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 45LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jun 8th, 1989
5:09 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Okean-O1 4Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Failure

Fri • Jun 9th, 1989
10:10 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GPS-2 2Delta 6925

United States Air Force

Success

Sat • Jun 10th, 1989
10:30 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Taifun-1 22Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jun 14th, 1989
12:30 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DSP 14Titan 402A IUS

United States Air Force

Success

Wed • Jun 14th, 1989
1:18 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-8 82Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Jun 16th, 1989
9:30 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga-1 1Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jun 21st, 1989
11:35 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Resurs-F 2Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Jun 27th, 1989
8:04 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Nadezhda 4Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Jul 4th, 1989
3:21 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 83Soyuz-U-PVB

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jul 5th, 1989
8:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 18Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jul 5th, 1989
10:45 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OlympusAriane 3

Arianespace

Success

Wed • Jul 12th, 1989
12:14 AM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Yantar-4K2 47Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Jul 12th, 1989
3:00 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Resurs-F 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Jul 18th, 1989
9:44 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Orlets-1 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Jul 18th, 1989
12:10 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 84Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Jul 20th, 1989
8:59 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 30Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Jul 24th, 1989
12:00 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Parus 67Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Jul 25th, 1989
7:48 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation