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-6U 45Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Aug 18th, 1981
9:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Aug 21st, 1981
10:20 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-A 19Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Aug 24th, 1981
4:37 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-D 30Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Aug 24th, 1981
9:40 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Resurs-F1 17F41 16LSoyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Aug 27th, 1981
10:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 25Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Aug 28th, 1981
4:18 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-11 4Titan IIID

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Sep 3rd, 1981
6:29 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-6U 46Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 4th, 1981
8:00 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tsikada 8Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 4th, 1981
11:06 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 28LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 11th, 1981
8:43 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 12Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Sep 14th, 1981
8:31 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 47Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Tue • Sep 15th, 1981
11:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 29Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 18th, 1981
3:34 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MT 21Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 18th, 1981
9:30 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2BFeng Bao 1

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Success

Sat • Sep 19th, 1981
9:28 PM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Aureole 3Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Sep 21st, 1981
1:10 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1 14Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Sep 23rd, 1981
8:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

SBS 2Delta 3910/PAM

United States Air Force

Success

Thu • Sep 24th, 1981
11:09 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Taifun-2 9Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Mon • Sep 28th, 1981
9:00 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Geo-IK 2Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Sep 30th, 1981
8:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation