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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.

Resurs-OE 1Vostok 8A92M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-6U 82Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Jumpseat 7Titan 34B

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Strela-2M 32Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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