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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.

Sakura 2BN-2

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Zenit-6U 83Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K1 10Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Uragan 2 &3Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress 17Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

FSW-0 5Long March 2C

Ministry of Space Industry

Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Zenit-6U 84Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Raduga 13Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-3 32LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-2 17Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKT 24Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K1 11Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Satcom 2RDelta 3924

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-6U 85Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 86Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation