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.

Okean-OE 1Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Sep 28th, 1983
7:59 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Sep 29th, 1983
5:37 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-2 18Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Sep 30th, 1983
11:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 6Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Oct 5th, 1983
12:00 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 33Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Oct 12th, 1983
12:20 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K2 3Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Oct 14th, 1983
10:00 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Intelsat 507Ariane 1

Arianespace

Success

Wed • Oct 19th, 1983
12:45 AM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Progress 18Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Oct 20th, 1983
9:59 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 87Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Oct 21st, 1983
12:10 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Tsikada 10Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Oct 26th, 1983
5:20 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Meteor-2 10Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Oct 28th, 1983
9:00 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 17Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success

Sat • Oct 29th, 1983
8:30 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-1 16Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Fri • Nov 11th, 1983
12:30 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 88Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Nov 17th, 1983
12:15 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

DMSP-5D2 F7Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success

Fri • Nov 18th, 1983
6:32 AM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Molniya-1K 59Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Nov 23rd, 1983
4:45 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Geo-IK 4Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success

Thu • Nov 24th, 1983
12:33 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

STS-9Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102

Rockwell International

Success

Mon • Nov 28th, 1983
4:00 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Yantar-4K1 12Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Nov 30th, 1983
1:45 PM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 8Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success

Wed • Nov 30th, 1983
1:51 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan