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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.

Uragan 14 to 16Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 38Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

NOAA 10Atlas E

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Tselina-D 57Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-K 49Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Failure
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

FSW-0 8Long March 2C

Ministry of Space Industry

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

Yantar-1KFT 6Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-3 41LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 9Zenit-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-8 39Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Raduga 19Proton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-1 19Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation