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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.

Zenit-6U 97Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Nadezhda 3Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Raduga 15Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

KH-9 19Titan 34D

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Yantar-4K2 8Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 44Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 7Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

US-A 24Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 2Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 35Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-2 11Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Soyuz T-12Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation