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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.

Bion 9Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 87Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya-1T 76Molniya-M

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

US-P 31Tsiklon-2

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

AUOS-Z-AV-IK 1Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Gorizont 19Proton

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-4K2 48Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-8 88Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

GPS-2 4Delta 6925

United States Air Force

Success
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Meteor-3 3Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4KS1 13Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

COBEDelta 5920-8

United States Air Force

Success
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA