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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.

Himawari 2N-2

National Space Development Agency of Japan

Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Parus 28Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-2K 21Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 45Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 1Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

US-A 19Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tselina-D 30Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 25Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

KH-11 4Titan IIID

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Zenit-6U 46Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Tsikada 8Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3 28LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation