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.
Parus 59Kosmos-3M
Soviet Space Program
Mon • Jul 6th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-1KFT 7Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Wed • Jul 8th, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 32Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Jul 9th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plasma-A 2Tsiklon-2
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Jul 10th, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Taifun-1B 10Kosmos-3M
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Jul 14th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Okean-O1 2Tsiklon-3
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Jul 16th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz TM-3Soyuz-U2
Soviet Space Program
Wed • Jul 22nd, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Almaz-T 2Proton
Soviet Space Program
Sat • Jul 25th, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2Zenit-2
Soviet Space Program
Sat • Aug 1st, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 31Soyuz-U2
Soviet Space Program
Mon • Aug 3rd, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
FSW-0 9Long March 2C
Ministry of Space Industry
Wed • Aug 5th, 1987
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Meteor-2 16Tsiklon-3
Soviet Space Program
Tue • Aug 18th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-8 51Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Wed • Aug 19th, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Kiku 5H-1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Thu • Aug 27th, 1987
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
GVM Tselina-2Zenit-2
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Aug 28th, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-8 52Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Sep 3rd, 1987
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
EkranProton-K/DM
Soviet Space Program
Thu • Sep 3rd, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
FSW-1 1Long March 2C
Ministry of Space Industry
Wed • Sep 9th, 1987
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yantar-4KS1 8Soyuz U
Soviet Space Program
Fri • Sep 11th, 1987
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
