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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.

Molniya-3 32LMolniya-M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-2 17Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKT 24Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Yantar-4K1 11Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Satcom 2RDelta 3924

United States Air Force

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Zenit-6U 85Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-6U 86Soyuz U

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Okean-OE 1Tsiklon-3

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

EkranProton-K/DM

Soviet Space Program

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Taifun-2 18Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 6Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strela-2M 33Kosmos-3M

Soviet Space Program

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation